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N.C. Code Jud. Conduct Preamble

activein force · 2020-02-12 – presentact-effective-date

An independent and honorable judiciary is indispensable to justice in our

society, and to this end and in furtherance thereof, this Code of Judicial Conduct is

hereby established. A violation of this Code of Judicial Conduct may be deemed

conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into

disrepute, or willful misconduct in office, or otherwise as grounds for disciplinary

proceedings pursuant to Article 30 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes of

North Carolina. No other code or proposed code of judicial conduct shall be relied

upon in the interpretation and application of this Code of Judicial Conduct.

History

History Note. 346 N.C. 806; 357 N.C. 671; 360 N.C. 676.

Provenance

Source: ncleg.gov; ncbar.gov; nccourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-17
Edition: 2026-09-17
Content hash: a0ae8b12d6fe4ce68919d57613a27ab58435788029cc56cc738f9bd437606d69

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