Name: Gary G. McGlothlen
Title: Judge
Court: Yakima District Court
County: Yakima
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 08/25/1983
Canons Violated:7(B)(1)(c)
Summary: The Commission found that the judge violated Canon 7B(1)(c) by authorizing the publication and distribution of a campaign pamphlet that omitted any reference to his opponent or the fact that the position was contested, in a pamphlet deceptively similar to the official voter's pamphlet. There was a further violation of Canon 7B(1)(c) by publishing and distributing in campaign literature a photograph of himself in a judicial robe. The published statement with the photograph stating that he served as a judge pro tem did not excuse the misrepresentation of his position at that time as conveyed by the photograph.
Case Documents Available:
Letter of Admonishment filed 8/25/1983.