Opinion
D-158 September Term 2019 084699
03-11-2021
In the MATTER OF Guy W. KILLEN, A Judge of the Municipal Court
ORDER This matter having been submitted to the Court by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct pursuant to Rule 2:12-15A(b), following the granting by the Committee of an application for discipline by consent in ACJC 2018-224 of Guy W. Killen, a Judge of the Municipal Court of Vineland City, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1981;
And Disciplinary Counsel/Presenter and Respondent having entered into a stipulation of discipline by consent in which it was agreed that Respondent violated Canon 1, Rule 1.1 and Canon 2, Rule 2.1 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and Rule 1:15 and Rule 1:18 of the New Jersey Rules of Court by practicing law in the form of a professional corporation without obtaining and maintaining in good standing a policy of professional liability insurance and by practicing law and presiding as a municipal court judge from October 17, 2017 to March 29, 2018, despite his administrative ineligibility to practice law based on his failure to comply with IOLTA requirements;
And the parties having agreed that Respondent's judicial misconduct in violation of Canon 1, Rule 1.1 and Canon 2, Rule 2.1 of the Code of Judicial Conduct and Rule 1:15 and Rule 1:18 of the New Jersey Rules of Court warrants a public disciplinary sanction within the range of a public admonition to a public reprimand;
And the Committee having recommended to the Court that the appropriate sanction for Respondent's misconduct is a public reprimand; And the Court having determined to accept the tendered discipline by consent, including the recommendation of a public reprimand as the appropriate disciplinary sanction;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Guy W. Killen, a Judge of the Municipal Court of Vineland City, is hereby publicly reprimanded; and it is further
ORDERED that the stipulation of discipline by consent, Respondent's affidavit of consent, and supporting documentation in the certified record submitted to the Court are hereby incorporated by reference into this Order, in accordance with Rule 2:15-15A (b) (4).