Matter of Barrett

CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:

The Chief Magistrate instituted this proceeding in the Court on the Judiciary on August 15, 1990, pursuant to art. IV, § 37 of the Delaware Constitution 1 and the Rules of Procedure of the Court on the Judiciary (“Rules”) in which he alleged that the respondent, Margaret L. Barrett, has engaged in various acts of judicial misconduct. The Preliminary Investigatory Committee (“Committee”) of the Court filed a report on October 17, 1990 which contained a finding of probable cause that Judge Barrett may have violated the Canons of the Delaware Judges’ Code of Judicial…