Title: IMO ROBERT A. JONES

State: new-jersey

Issuer: New Jersey Supreme Court

Document:

IMO ROBERT A. JONES  This case can also be found at 199 N.J. 118, 970 A.2d 1039. SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY D- 98 September Term 2008IN THE MATTER OF : ORDER ROBERT A. JONES, :A JUDGE OF THE : : MUNICIPAL COURT The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct having filed withthe Court pursuant to Rule 2:15-15(a), a presentment recommendingthat ROBERT A. JONES, a Judge of the Municipal Court of theTownship of Livingston, be publicly reprimanded for violatingCanon 1 (a judge should observe high standards of conduct so theintegrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved),Canon 2A (a judge should respect and comply with the law and actat all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in theintegrity and impartiality of the judiciary), and Canon 5A(2)(ajudge should conduct all extra-judicial activities in a manner that does not demean the judicial office), and for engaging inmisconduct in office and in conduct prejudicial to theadministration of justice that brings the judicial office intodisrepute, in violation of Rule 2:15-8(a)(1) and(6); And respondent, through counsel, having accepted thefindings and recommendation for discipline of the AdvisoryCommittee on Judicial Conduct and having waived his right to theissuance of an Order to Show Cause and a hearing before theSupreme Court; And good cause appearing; It is ORDERED that the findings and recommendation of theAdvisory Committee on Judicial Conduct are adopted and ROBERT A.JONES, a Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township ofLivingston, is hereby publicly reprimanded. WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, atTrenton, this 1st day of June, 2009. CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURTFiled 6/2/09