Name: John O. Linde
Title: Judge
Court: San Juan District Court
County: San Juan
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 06/02/1995
Canons Violated:3(A)(5)
Summary: Pursuant to a stipulation and agreement, the Commission admonished a part-time judge who delayed for approximately 13 months in deciding a small claims case and misplaced the file in his law offices. The Commission noted that the judge had been a judge for 18 years and had no prior disciplinary action, the judge acknowledged the delay in entering his decision, the event was an isolated occurrence, and the judge had taken steps to better track court files.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation and Agreement Pursuant to WAC 292-12-020(6) and Order of Admonishment filed 6/2/1995.