The Judicial Qualifications Commission charged Superior Court Judge Eric Norris after he made comments about a criminal defendant in a newspaper article and later discussed the matter in open court. The Commission’s hearing panel recommended a public apology, while the Director sought a public reprimand and a dissenting panel member recommended censure. The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected both an apology and a censure as inappropriate sanctions for the conduct and jurisdiction involved. It ordered a public reprimand, to be imposed in open court by a judge designated by the Supreme Court. The Court’s decision applied the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct and distinguished sanctions appropriate for statewide judicial officers from those appropriate for trial judges with geographically limited jurisdictions. Justice LaGrua concurred in the judgment only.