In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 Peoples

SHARP, Chief Justice.

We consider first Respondent’s contention that his resignation as a District Court Judge on 1 February 1978 deprived the Judicial Standards Commission of jurisdiction over “his person and the subject matter in this cause” as of that date and rendered the question of his removal moot. In support of this contention, Respondent points to the language of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-376 (Cum. Supp. 1977), which reads in pertinent part as follows:

“Upon recommendation of the Commission, the Supreme Court may censure or remove any justice or judge for wilful misconduct in office. . . .”…