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IN THE MATTER OF SANDERS

No. J.D. 12.

955 P.2d 369 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 175

In the Matter of the DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST Richard B. SANDERS, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Lawrence, Seattle, Counsel for Justice Sanders.

Tonkon, Trop, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth, Peter H. Koehler, Jr., Donald H. Marmaduke, Steven Wilker, Portland, Counsel for Comm. on Judicial Conduct.

GROSSE, Justice.*

A Justice of the State Supreme Court, as any judge, is required to maintain the appearance of impartiality. Doing so is oftentimes difficult, and requires significant restraint by the judicial officer when it comes to public appearances and remarks, particularly with respect to subjects and subject matter that are the focus of widespread public debate and controversy. In this case, the Washington Commission on Judicial...

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