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Case Summary for Complaint # 3654


Name: Toni Sheldon

Title: Judge

Court: Mason County Superior Court

County: Mason

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 04/05/2002

Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 3(A)(6)

Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission determined that Judge Toni A. Sheldon violated Canon 3(A)(6) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by not promptly disposing of the court's business. While presiding over an appeal of a state administrative agency, Judge Sheldon did not make a decision for more than fourteen months. The Commission admonished the judge.

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