In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 170, Bullock

ORDER REJECTING CENSURE.

After reviewing the evidence adduced at the hearing before the Commission, this Court concludes that respondent’s conduct that is in question may be described as follows.

On 14 December 1990, respondent presided ovér the domestic session of District Court, Wake County, where a hearing was conducted in the case Itenson v. Itenson, Wake County file number *58890CVD6978. During the course of the hearing, respondent announced in open court that he was declaring a mistrial and recusing himself from the case. At that time, respondent stated that he recused himself because he could…