In Re Runco

The Judicial Tenure Commission has asked this Court to enter a public censure of 19th (Dearborn) District Judge William J. Runco. We accept the recommendation of the commission, and *518we enter this opinion, which will stand as our censure.

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Our review of this matter is de novo. In re Ferrara, 458 Mich 350, 358; 582 NW2d 817 (1998). Having examined the record and considered the arguments of the parties, we adopt the following facts, as found by the commission:1

Gerald and Hene Trifan were the owners of a bowling alley in Melvindale, Michigan, which they had acquired for $60,000 in 1984. Respondent…