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Case Summary for Complaint # 4389


Name: Bonnie Canada-Thurston

Title: Commissioner

Court: King County Superior Court

County: King

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 09/09/2005

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

Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission admonished Commissioner Bonnie Canada-Thurston of the King County Superior Court for violating Canons 1, 2(A), and 3(A)(3) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by making harsh or rude comments in her official capacity. The judge agreed that her comments could be so perceived, and further agreed to a corrective course of action including training in demeanor and communication.

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