In re Kimble

Summary

The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the Judicial Standards Commission’s recommendation to censure Judge Jason P. Kimble for violations of Canons 1 and 2A of the Code of Judicial Conduct and for conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, finding the conduct amounted to willful misconduct in office. The Court held that censure was the appropriate sanction given the severity of the conduct and the judge’s subsequent remediation, and adopted the Commission’s recommendation.