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Where applicable, the following public cases may include Commission decisions, statements of charges, answers to statements of charges, exhibits, and/or supreme court decisions. These documents are available for download as Portable Document Format (PDF) files.*

In re the Honorable Richard B. Sanders

The Commission conducted a hearing concerning allegations of misconduct by a justice of the Washington Supreme Court. The Commission found the respondent appeared at a political rally identified as a justice, carried a pro-life symbol and aligned himself with an organization pursuing a political agenda. The Commission concluded that the justice violated Canons 1, 2(B) and 7(A)(5) of the Code of Judicial Conduct in the manner and context in which he made his statement. The Commission reprimanded the justice.

Supreme Court Decision (830 KB) 135 Wn.2d 175 (1998), filed 4/28/1998.

Commission Decision (447 KB) filed 5/12/1997.

• Concurring and Dissenting Opinion (41 KB)

Amended Answer to Statement of Charges (334 KB) filed 2/10/1997.

Answer to Statement of Charges (243 KB) filed 12/24/1996.

Statement of Charges (458 KB) filed 12/3/1996.

 

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