Name: Mary Ann Ottinger
Title: Judge
Court: Issaquah District Court
County: King
Discipline: Censure
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 06/18/2004
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission determined that King County District Court Judge Mary Anne Ottinger violated Canons 1, 2 and 3(A)(1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by failing to properly advise unrepresented defendants of their right to court-appointed counsel, of their constitutional rights, of the elements of the crime, of the maximum available penalties and of other potential consequences of conviction, and by improperly providing legal assistance to municipalities in a dispute with King County related to reorganization and utilization of judicial resources. The Commission censured the judge and imposed corrective action, including requiring training related to the administration of the court and to procedures for rights advisement.
Case Documents Available:
Certificate of Completion and Order filed 9/26/2005.
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Censure filed 6/18/2004.