Matter of Starcher

HOLLIDAY, Judge: 1

This is a disciplinary proceeding charging the respondent, Judge (now Justice) Larry V. Starcher, with a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct (1996). Specifically, Judge Starcher was charged with violating Sections 5A(3)(a), 5A(3)(d)(i), 5A(3)(d)(ii) and 5C(2) of the Code of Judicial Conduct. The Judicial Hearing Board recommended an admonishment with respect to the violation of Section 5C(2).

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The circumstances giving rise to this disciplinary proceeding arose during the 1996 Democratic Party primary election, in which Judge Starcher was a candidate for one of two seats…