Opinion
D-191 September Term 2017 081671
09-21-2018
In the MATTER OF Carolyn E. WRIGHT, A Judge of the Superior Court
ORDER
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct having filed with the Court pursuant to Rule 2:15-15(a), a presentment recommending that Carolyn E. Wright , a Judge of the Superior Court, be publicly reprimanded for violating Canon 1 Rule 1.1 (a judge shall maintain high standards of conduct to preserve the integrity, impartiality, and independence of the judiciary); Canon 2, Rule 2.1 (a judge shall act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary and to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety); and Canon 2, Rule 2.3(A)(a judge is prohibited from lending the prestige of the judicial office to advance the personal or economic interests of the judge or others);
And respondent, through counsel, having accepted the findings and recommendation for discipline of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct and having waived her right to the issuance of an Order to Show Cause and a hearing before the Supreme Court;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that the findings and recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct are adopted, and Carolyn E. Wright, a Judge of the Superior Court, is hereby publicly reprimanded.