Legal Opinion
In Re Formal Inquiry Concerning Judge Turney
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 8, 1987No. Judicial Disabilities No. 1, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAuliffe, Judge.
We here consider the report and recommendation of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities concerning Judge Jack R. Turney, a judge of the District Court of Maryland. The Commission found that Judge Turney is a capable, intelligent, fair, and highly respected jurist in Garrett County, but that his failure in a particular case to avoid the appearance of impropriety warrants censure. We agree.
Judge Turney erred in his handling of a case involving a charge of possession of a fictitious motor vehicle license. 1 What might ordinarily have been a routine matter was in this instance…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Pio Garcia, United States of America v. Wilfredo AntonmarchiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Robert E. Gollaher and Gollaher Construction, Inc., a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Regan v. State Board of Chiropractic ExaminersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
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