Name: Ramon P. Reid
Title: Judge
Court: Toppenish Municipal Court
County: Yakima
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 10/05/2001
Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 3(A)(1)
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission determined that Judge Ramon Reid of Toppenish and Wapato Municipal Courts violated Canons 1, 2(A) and 3(A)(1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by engaging in ongoing practices of violating court rules in the taking of guilty pleas and of exceeding his jurisdiction by banishing defendants from a municipality. Judge Reid agreed to exercise caution to avoid repeating the violations. The Commission admonished the judge.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 10/5/2001.