In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge

ORDER

By the recommendation of the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission (Commission), the issue before this Court is whether James T. Hill (Respondent), a Judge of the General Court of Justice, District Court Division, Judicial District 14, should be publicly reprimanded for conduct in violation of Canons 1,2A, 3A(1), 3A(3), and 3A(4) of the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute in violation of N.C.G.S. § 7A-376. Respondent does not contest the facts or oppose the Commission’s…