In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, JQC NOS. 01-44, 01-73, 01-89, 01-90

This matter concerns the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (“JQC”) that Chief Magistrate Judge R. Joseph Hammill of the Glynn County Judicial Circuit be disciplined for reasons relating to his judicial conduct. Four members of the JQC have recommended that Judge Hammill be suspended from his duties without pay for six months, while three members of the JQC have recommended that Judge Hammill be removed from the bench immediately. Having reviewed the record of the JQC’s inquiry, we conclude that Judge R. Joseph Hammill has demonstrated legal incompetence in his judicial…