Legal Opinion
In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Kaiser
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1988No. J.D. 4PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dore, J. —
We hold that campaign statements made by District Judge James C. Kaiser violate Canons 1, 2(A) and 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Those Canons require a judge to uphold the integrity of the judiciary, prohibit statements of party affiliation and prohibit pledges or promises of politically favored treatment. We censure Judge Kaiser.
Facts
In 1986, Judge Kaiser of the Northeast District Court in King County faced an especially strong challenge from William Roarty, a Seattle city attorney primarily handling driving while intoxicated (DWI) prosecutions. Judge Kaiser lost the primary…
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