In re Brooks

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2021-NCSC-36 No. 480A20 Filed 16 April 2021 IN RE INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE, NO. 19-225 WILLIAM F. BROOKS, Respondent This matter is before the Court pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 7A-376 and -377 upon a recommendation by the Judicial Standards Commission entered 27 October 2020 that respondent William F. Brooks, a Judge of the General Court of Justice, District Court Division, Judicial District Twenty-Three, be censured for conduct in violation of Canons 1, 2A, 5D, and 6C; and for conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and for willful misconduct…