Harris v. Smartt

¶125 I dissent from the majority’s findings and conclusions that Justice of the Peace Michael S. Smartt violated Canons of Judicial Ethics and from the majority’s decision to discipline Smartt by suspending him from his position without pay during the remainder of his term in office.

¶126 After all the pious outrage shown by everyone involved in this case, including Justice of the Peace Samuel Harris, the Judicial Standards Commission and the majority of this Court, the facts are that Michael S. Smartt is being removed from the position to which he was elected for conduct committed in private…