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Case Summary for Complaint # 4411


Name: Stephen E. Moore

Title: Judge

Court: Lynnwood Municipal Court

County: Snohomish

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 04/07/2006

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

Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission admonished Judge Stephen Moore of the Lynnwood Municipal Court for violating Canons 1, 2(A), and 3(A)(3) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by displaying an impatient, undignified and/or discourteous demeanor towards litigants in four separate court hearings over the course of two and one-half years. The judge agreed that his demeanor was inappropriate in those cases, and further agreed to a corrective course of action including training in demeanor and communication.

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