In Re Noecker

Viewing all the alleged conduct at issue here, I cannot conclude that respondent’s removal is warranted. Much more egregious behavior on the part of judges has been met with far less sanction than permanent removal. See In re Hathaway, 464 Mich 672; 630 NW2d 850 (2001) (suspending the judge for six months without pay for the judge’s gross mishandling of three cases and overall “lack of industry”); In re Brown (After Remand), 464 Mich 135; 626 NW2d 403 (2001) (suspending the judge for fifteen days without pay after finding that the judge misused the prestige of his office in addition to having…