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IN RE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST KAISER

No. J.D. 4.

111 Wn.2d 275 (1988)

759 P.2d 392

In the Matter of the Disciplinary Proceeding Against JAMES C. KAISER, Judge of Northeast District, Redmond.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riddell, Williams, Bullitt & Walkinshaw, by David D. Hoff, Karen F. Jones, and Ira S. Rubinstein, for Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Robert Earl Smith, for the Judge.

DORE, J.

We hold that campaign statements made by District Judge James C. Kaiser violate Canons 1, 2(A) and 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Those Canons require a judge to uphold the integrity of the judiciary, prohibit statements of party affiliation and prohibit pledges or promises of politically favored treatment. We censure Judge Kaiser.

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In 1986, Judge Kaiser of the Northeast District Court in King County faced an especially strong challenge...

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