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IN RE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST STAPLES

No. J.D. 2.

105 Wn.2d 905 (1986)

719 P.2d 558

In the Matter of the Disciplinary Proceeding Against FRED R. STAPLES, Judge of the Superior Court for Benton and Franklin Counties.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred R. Staples, pro se.

Milburn D. Kight, for Judicial Qualifications Commission.

DORE, J.

We hold that the recommended admonishment of Judge Fred R. Staples by a 4-to-3 vote of the Judicial Qualifications Commission is unwarranted. We refuse to admonish Judge Fred R. Staples.

FACTS

Benton County has the large majority of its population in or near Kennewick, but its county seat is located 35 miles away in Prosser. The majority of the county government offices were moved to Kennewick, although about one-quarter of them remain in...

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