Jackstadt v. Washington State Patrol
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
RCW 43.43.090 designates the chief of the Washington State Patrol (WSP) as the reviewing officer in a trial board proceeding. The question presented here is whether the chief may disqualify and substitute the assistant chief, a person of similar though not equal rank, when the chief has a conflict of interest. The answer is yes.
To discharge a trooper, the WSP convenes “a public hearing before a trial board consisting of two Washington state patrol officers of the rank of captain, and one officer of equal rank with the officer complained of.”1 “[A]n administrative law judge . . . shall be the…
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