In re Ballentine

DISSENTING OPINION BY

JUDGE CLEMENT

I respectfully dissent from the majority, first in the analysis, but also particularly in the sanction of “removal” that they impose. Let it be noted that none of the current allegations against Judge Kelly S. Ballentine involve her behavior in the courtroom during the time of probation. By all accounts, this Respondent runs an orderly and proper court, while administering justice fairly.

Without a complete reiteration of the majority’s Findings of Fact, in reviewing the chronology of events and the body of law surrounding Judge Ballentine, it should be…