Opinion
April 27, 2004
ORDER
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct having filed with the Court a presentment recommending that WILLIAM J. KOHLHEPP, a/k/a WILLIAM J. KOHLHEPP, JR., a former Judge of the Hillsborough Municipal Court, be censured for violating Canons 1 ( A Judge Should Uphold the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary), 2A and 2B ( A Judge Should Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All Activities) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and Rule 2:15-8(a)(6) (engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute);
And respondent having waived his right to a hearing before the Supreme Court and having consented to the imposition of the sanction recommended by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that the presentment of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct is adopted and WILLIAM J. KOHLHEPP, a/k/a WILLIAM J. KOHLHEPP, JR., is hereby censured.