Opinion ID: 854124
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Cause 482Count TwoFactual Findings

Text: Before being appointed as judge pro tempore of Delaware Superior Court 4 on May 16, 1996, Respondent served and was paid as a part-time Deputy City Attorney for the City of Muncie, Indiana. Even after the appointment, Respondent continued to serve and received his full pay as part-time Deputy City Attorney until on or about October 4, 1996. Respondent's job responsibilities as Deputy City Attorney changed somewhat after the primary election in March of 1996, because his opponent in the fall 1996 general election for judge of Delaware Superior Court 4 was the judge of the Muncie City Court, a court in which Respondent routinely handled cases for the City of Muncie. Respondent felt it was in the best interests of the City that he not appear on the city's behalf in Muncie City Court until after the general election in the fall of 1996. Respondent nevertheless continued to process and file pleadings on behalf of the City in the Muncie City Court but made arrangements with another Deputy City Attorney to take those matters into court. In return, Respondent assumed responsibility from another Deputy City Attorney for at least two other City of Muncie legal matters. Pay records of the City of Muncie reflect that during the time period Respondent was a full-time judge pro tempore in Delaware Superior Court 4, he continued to practice law, receiving gross wages in the amount of $5,247.18 from the City of Muncie for services as part-time Deputy City Attorney.