Name: Michael F. Moynihan
Title: Judge
Court: Whatcom County Superior Court
County: Whatcom
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 10/01/1993
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:
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 10/1/1993.
General Denial of Charges filed 9/10/1993.
Statement of Charges filed 8/17/1993.