Legal Opinion
In Re HOCKING
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1996No. 99750, Calendar No. 8PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyle, J.
Formal Complaint No. 48 was filed by the Judicial Tenure Commission1 against Judge G. Michael Hocking on May 12, 1994, and subsequently amended on October 6, 1994. The amended complaint alleged *3that Judge Hocking engaged in acts of misconduct including improper touching, abusive courtroom behavior, inappropriate reasoning at sentencing, abuse of contempt power, abuse of the grievance process, and perjury.
The Honorable Joseph B. Sullivan, the master appointed by this Court on June 14, 1994, conducted hearings on October 25, 26, 27, 28, and November 14 and 30. The master’s report, issued on…
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