Name: Timothy P. Ryan
Title: Judge
Court: South Snohomish District Court
County: Snohomish
Discipline: Reprimand
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 10/28/2005
Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 5(C)(8)
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission found that Snohomish County District Court Judge Timothy P. Ryan violated Canons 1, 2(A), and 5(C)(8) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by performing weddings during regular court hours over an 11-year period, for which he was personally compensated. The Commission reprimanded Judge Ryan and ordered him, and he agreed, not to repeat such conduct in the future, and to promptly read and familiarize himself with the Code of Judicial Conduct, to complete a course on judicial ethics at his own expense, and to maintain and retain in the future an accurate account of all money he receives for solemnizing marriages.
Case Documents Available:
Certificate of Completion and Order filed 12/1/2006.
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Reprimand filed 10/28/2005.