South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

During a time when both his son and his wife were suffering from health issues, the respondent-magistrate judge (1) used profanity while scolding an attorney appearing before him and (2) yelled at a scheduling clerk for failing to provide him ...

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Even though the respondent-magistrate made it a practice to disclose to litigants that his wife worked for the sheriff’s office, he failed (1) to disclose, when appropriate, that she supervised deputies involved in a particular matter; and (2) to allow ...

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The respondent-magistrate, who was married to the county sheriff, accessed the sheriff department’s Facebook page and forwarded citizen complaints she found there to the department using her judicial email account. She also involved herself in sheriff’s department personnel matters and ...

In a prior disciplinary action, the respondent-judge promised not to make reference to his court or to post fundraising information on Facebook or any other social media, yet respondent restored the reference in his Facebook profile identifying himself as a ...

After becoming visibly agitated and disruptive during a meeting, the respondent-magistrate told a colleague—who had told respondent to follow the chief magistrate’s direction—not to disrespect him again. He then returned to the meeting room, startled the chief magistrate, hit his ...

When a municipal court judge intervened in two traffic-ticket cases—marking a friend’s ticket “Not Guilty” prior to the scheduled hearing and asking a police officer to dismiss a case involving the judge’s brother-in-law—the judge violated several provisions of the Code ...

In one instance, the respondent-probate judge used the probate court bank account for his own purposes and, in more than one instance, he made inappropriate comments to court personnel. Because respondent has resigned and agreed never to seek or accept ...

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The respondent-probate judge used the probate court account for his own purposes and made inappropriate comments to court personnel. Because respondent has resigned and agreed never to seek or accept judicial office in this state without first obtaining permission from ...

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When respondent took possession of a substance he believed was oxycodone, he violated Canon 1A (a judge should maintain high standards of conduct) and Canon 2A (a judge shall respect and comply with the law and shall act at all ...

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In re Johnson (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-033-17, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: When the respondent-magistrate allowed a disagreement at the Newberry Cotillion Club to escalate into a physical altercation which resulted in minor injuries to both parties, ...

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