In the Matter of Bennett

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the judge at the center of a judicial tenure review terminated a contract with a law firm acting as public defenders and appointed substitute counsel in the firm’s stead
• refusing to remove the judge from the bench, despite finding that he engaged in “demonstrably serious” intemperance, instead imposing a one-year suspension without pay
• refusing to remove the judge from the bench, despite finding that he engaged in \demonstrably serious\ intemperance, instead imposing a one-year suspension without pay
• “[A] judge, whether on or off the bench, is bound to strive toward creating and preserving the image of the justice system as an independent, impartial source of reasoned actions and decisions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).