Name: Francis deVilla
Title: Magistrate
Court: Seattle Municipal Court
County: King
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 06/18/2004
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission determined that Seattle Municipal Court Magistrate Francis deVilla violated Canons 1 and 2(A) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by failing to attend, without justification, five of six sessions of a judicial education conference in Hawaii paid for with public funds. Promptly after the conference the magistrate reimbursed the city for those funds and took annual leave for the time at the conference. The Commission admonished the magistrate, taking into account the magistrate's immediate remedial actions and his cooperation with the City of Seattle and the Commission.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 6/18/2004.