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Commission reads stipulation imposing reprimand for King County District Court judge
Summary
The Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct read a stipulation into the record on April 24 that documents findings that a King County District Court judge engaged in inappropriate personal conduct with a court clerk; the agreed sanction is a formal reprimand with required remedial training, effectiveness pending the commission's approval.
The Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct on April 24 read into the record a stipulation and agreement that documents findings that a King County District Court judge engaged in inappropriate personal conduct toward a courthouse clerk and sets a formal reprimand as the agreed sanction.
Ramon Alvarez, the commission’s vice chair, read the stipulation describing repeated personal communications, an offer of a massage in chambers on May 5, 2023, and a later in‑chambers embrace the clerk characterized in the document as unwanted and distressing. "She described a full‑body embrace … with the respondent's hand so low on her back that it was touching her rear," Alvarez read. The stipulation says the clerk experienced panic attacks and repeated vomiting after the encounter and later…
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