Matter of Hague

This is a judicial discipline proceeding in which Judge William C. Hague of the Record er’s Court, Traffic and Ordinance Division, 1 is charged with four general categories of misconduct:

I. Disobedience of valid orders entered by superior courts,

II. Refusal to follow the decisions of higher courts,

III. Abuse of the contempt power, and

IV. Improperly excluding attorneys from his courtroom.

Upon de novo review of the record, we are convinced that respondent is guilty of misconduct in each of the four categories and that his behavior has been so clearly prejudicial to the administration of…