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(Photo: North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Donna Stroud) North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley announced the appointment of several chief judges of the appeals and district courts Tuesday in a news release. Donna Stroud will become Chief Judge of the state Court of Appeals, while Jimmy Love will head Judicial District 11 (Johnston, Lee and Harnett), Judge Toni King Judicial District 12 (Cumberland) and Judge Roy Wijewickrama Judicial District 30 (Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood,...

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Coach Brad Rub said it had been the year of surprises as he watched the team grow into its own. “It was one of the hardest, if not the hardest year (for sports),” he said. “I think when we first looked into the league, our biggest concern was going there and getting flogged every week, we didn’t know how we’d go. “Our goal definitely shifted this year and just got higher and higher.” In the ultimate confirmation of their success, the team was last week reco...

NC appeals judge censured for ‘toxic work environment’ RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina Court of Appeals judge was censured on Friday after a judicial investigation determined his refusal to squarely address his chief aide’s bullying, profanity and dishonesty caused a “toxic work environment” for female law clerks who worked for him. State Supreme Court justices unanimously affirmed the recommendation by the state Judicial Standards Commission that Judge Hunter Murphy violated the st...

(Photo: Judge J. Hunter Murphy, North Carolina Judicial Branch) The Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered the censure of Appeals Court Judge Hunter Murphy for enabling a “toxic work environment” in his chamber, in a disciplinary order reaffirming the Judicial Standards Commission recommendation Friday. The ruling was unanimous, with the exception of Justice Mark Davis, who did not take part in consideration of the matter. Murphy, a Republican, hired his high school friend Ben Tuite as hi...

Submitted by BlueNC on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 08:30 REPUBLICAN COA JUDGE CENSURED FOR ALLOWING SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Judge Hunter Murphys conduct wasnt bad enough to warrant suspension or removal from the bench, the state Supreme Court said in an opinion posted Friday, but it did merit censure. Law clerks in Murphys office told investigators that Tuite made "comments of a sexual or inappropriate nature" and that they told Murphy about it. In one incident, Tuite was talking about a female job applicant...

By GARY D. ROBERTSONDecember 19, 2020 GMT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Court of Appeals judge was censured on Friday after a judicial investigation determined his refusal to squarely address his chief aide’s bullying, profanity and dishonesty caused a “toxic work environment” for female law clerks who worked for him. State Supreme Court justices unanimously affirmed the recommendation by the state Judicial Standards Commission that Judge Hunter Murphy violated the state Code of...

Updated December 19, 2020 9:43 a.m. EST By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The state Supreme Court censured a judge on the state Court of Appeals this week, saying he hired his high school buddy, then turned "a blind eye" as the man belittled and sexually harassed law clerks in the office. Judge Hunter Murphys conduct wasnt bad enough to warrant suspension or removal from the bench, the state Supreme Court said in an opinion posted Friday, but it did merit censure. I...