MATTER OF KEENAN

No. 201,996-0.

502 P.3d 1271 (2022)

In the MATTER OF The Honorable David S. KEENAN Superior Court Judge for King County.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed February 10, 2022.

As Amended February 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter McNaughton Vial , Theresa DeMonte , McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, 600 University St. Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, for Appellant(s).

Steven Alan Reisler , Steven A. Reisler PLLC, 5615 64th Ave. Ne, Seattle, WA, for Respondent(s).

Gary Manca , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw, Third Floor, Suite C, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Ethics Professors and Practitioners.

Kimberlee L. Gunning , Venkat Balasubramani , Focal PLLC, 900 1st Avenue S. Suite 201, Seattle, WA, Nancy Lynn Talner , Lisa Nowlin , ACLU of Washington, P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.

Douglas Keith , Brennan Center for Justice NYU School, 120 Broadway, Suite 1750, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Brennan Center for Justice NYU School of Law.


¶1 The Commission on Judicial Conduct (Commission) ruled that Judge David S. Keenan, a King County Superior Court judge, violated the Code of Judicial Conduct (CJC or Code) when he approved a bus advertisement for North Seattle College. The ad pictured him and stated, in part, "A Superior Court Judge, David Keenan got into...

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