Name: Aimee Maurer
Title: Judge
Court: Spokane District Court
County: Spokane
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 02/07/2025
Canons Violated:Canon 1: Rules 1.1 and 1.2
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, Spokane County District Court Judge Aimee Maurer stipulated that she violated Canon 1, Rules 1.1 and 1.2, of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Maurer agreed she violated the Code by sending an email to the Superintendent of the Mead School District from her county email address which included her official signature block identifying her as a Spokane County District Court Judge. The judge’s email was critical of the Superintendent’s handling of a school incident that happened the previous summer. Judge Maurer agreed the inclusion of her judicial title in her email created an objective appearance of impropriety: a reasonable person would perceive the inclusion of her judicial title in the communication as an effort to lend weight to her position and exert pressure on school officials on how they handled a very nuanced and complex matter. The Commission admonished Judge Maurer and ordered her to review the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Case Documents Available:
Certificate of Completion and Order filed 4/25/2025.
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 2/7/2025.