State of Washington Seal

State of Washington

Search Result


Case Summary for Complaint # 1427


Name: Michael F. Moynihan

Title: Judge

Court: Whatcom County Superior Court

County: Whatcom

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 10/01/1993

Canons Violated:1, 2(B), 5(F)

Summary: The Commission publicly admonished a judge for writing a letter on official stationery and an affidavit on behalf of a child living in his home, a minor of no relation, to the American Schools of Correspondence, representing himself in the documents as a superior court judge, and providing in those documents legal representation for the minor. The judge stipulated that he had violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and accepted the admonishment.

Case Documents Available: