Legal Opinion
Colby v. Yakima County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 6, 2006No. 24020-7-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 George Wynn Colby is a former Yakima County District Court judge. He was required to resign his position pursuant to a stipulated agreement with the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct (Commission). Mr. Colby sued Yakima County (County) for failing to provide him with legal representation at public expense and to recover expenses he incurred while defending against the Commission’s disciplinary proceeding. The court granted summary judgment dismissal of the complaint. We affirm.
Kato, J.
¶2 Between 1997 and 1998, the Commission received several complaints that Mr. Colby had…
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