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Judge Benches Embattled DA, Finds Probable Cause She Should Be Permanently Removed From Office

Source: ABA Journal Top Stories
A judge brought in to hear a lawyer’s petition for removal of a North Carolina district attorney has suspended her from office, finding probable cause that she should be permanently removed from her elected office. A hearing on whether Durham DA Tracey Cline should be permanently removed will be held Feb. 13, the News & Observer reports. Three other judges had previously taken a dim view of Cline’s campaign against Judge Orlando Hudson, the senior jurist in Durham, the newspaper notes, and one admonished her that she must take care to be accurate in court filings. Then attorney Kerry Sutton…
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