Sanders v. State

¶1 — Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders seeks reimbursement from the *202State of Washington for the attorney fees he incurred while defending himself before the Commission on Judicial Conduct (Commission) and while prosecuting this appeal. Before the Commission proceedings commenced, the attorney general rejected Justice Sanders’ request for legal representation. The Commission later ruled that Justice Sanders had violated the Canons of Judicial Conduct, and the Supreme Court upheld the Commission’s ruling.

Seinfeld, J.*

*202¶2 The issue before us is whether the relevant statutes…