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Case Summary for Complaint # 2915


Name: Edward B. Ross

Title: Judge

Court: Whatcom District Court

County: Whatcom

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 12/03/1999

Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 3(A)(3)

Summary: From a stipulation, the Commission determined that Whatcom County District Court Judge Edward B. Ross violated Canons 1, 2(A) and 3(A)(3) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by making inappropriate and offensive comments about a female attorney who practiced before him. The Commission admonished the judge.

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