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In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Nowell

Decided September 12, 1977. Susie Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

237 S.E.2d 246 · Cited 157 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In Re Formal Inquiry Concerning Judge Diener · 304 A.2d 587
Matter of Edens · 226 S.E.2d 5
In Re Hanson · 532 P.2d 303
In Re Kelly · 238 So. 2d 565
Keiser v. Bell · 332 F. Supp. 608
State v. Griffin · 100 S.E.2d 49
Raper v. Berrier · 97 S.E.2d 782
In Re Formal Inquiry Concerning Judge Foster · 318 A.2d 523
State Ex Rel. Dorothea Dix Hospital v. Davis · 232 S.E.2d 698
In Re Gilliland · 103 S.E.2d 807
Sarisohn v. Appellate Division, Second Department, Supreme Court of New York · 265 F. Supp. 455
In Re Inquiry Concerning Robson · 500 P.2d 657
Fullam v. Brock · 155 S.E.2d 737

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In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 240, Hayes · 356 N.C. 389
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 76, Kivett · 309 S.E.2d 442
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 Peoples · 250 S.E.2d 890
In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Hardy · 240 S.E.2d 367
In Re Martin · 275 S.E.2d 412
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, Hill · 591 S.E.2d 859
In Re Worthen · 926 P.2d 853
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 44, Martin · 245 S.E.2d 766
In Re Daisy · 614 S.E.2d 529
In re Tucker · 348 N.C. 677
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 240 Hayes · 546 S.E.2d 376
Council on Probate Judicial Conduct re: Kinsella · 193 Conn. 180
Matter of Belk · 420 S.E.2d 682
In Re Inquiry Concerning, a Judge, No. 84, Wright · 329 S.E.2d 668
In re Cline · 230 N.C. App. 11
Belk v. State ex rel. Attorney General · 107 N.C. App. 448
In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Deming · 736 P.2d 639
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, Royster · 648 S.E.2d 837
In Re Inquiry Concerning Badgett · 666 S.E.2d 743
MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORM. v. Atkinson · 645 So. 2d 1331
In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 170, Bullock · 336 N.C. 586
IN RE BRASWELL · 594 S.E.2d 188
In Re Anderson · 412 So. 2d 743
MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE v. Hartzog · 646 So. 2d 1319
Adams v. Bank United of Texas, FSB · 606 S.E.2d 149

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