In re Balivet

¶ 1. The formal complaint against respondent, Judge Ernest Balivet, alleged violations of Canon 3(B)(8) of the Vermont Code of Judicial Conduct. The Judicial Conduct Board concluded that respondent violated the canon and recommended a, sanction of a private letter of reprimand and conditions on the performance of judicial duties. This Court ordered review on its own motion, pursuant to Rule 12(3) of the Rules of Supreme Court for Disciplinary Control of Judges.

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¶ 2. The facts of the proceedings that form the basis of the disciplinary charges, as stipulated to by respondent and adopted by the…