In re Chastain

Held that under art. IV of the North Carolina Constitution, a superior court judge commissioned to replace a recused resident superior court judge had the authority to remove a clerk from her elected office; the judge presiding over removal proceeding was required by both due process and statutory removal process to consider only the allegations contained in charging affidavit; and that removal of a clerk of court may be based on misconduct, even if that conduct would not rise to the level of willful misconduct.