In Re the Marriage of Dalthorp

Roy Dalthorp, appellant here and respondent below, appeals from a decree dissolving his marriage to Patricia Dalthorp. By agreement of the parties and counsel duly executed pursuant to RCW 2.08.180, the case was tried by Paul Boyle sitting as judge pro tempore. Mr. Boyle was at that time also a duly appointed Superior Court Commissioner for Pierce County serving full time since January 1974. He had been an active member of the Washington State Bar Association since 1950, and was appointed as a part-time commissioner prior to 1974. In April of 1974, he voluntarily became an inactive member of…