Name: James C. Kaiser
Title: Judge
Court: Northeast District Court
County: King
Discipline: Censure
Method of Resolution: Supreme Court affirmed
Discipline Date: 08/27/1987
Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 7(A)(2), 7(B)(1)(a), 7(B)(1)(b)
Summary: A judge violated Canons 1, 2(A) and 7 when he made campaign statements stating his party affiliation, his pledge of partial treatment of DWI defendants, and his suggestion that DWI defense attorneys could buy favorable treatment for their clients. Censure imposed. The State Supreme Court adopted the Commission’s recommendation to censure.
Case Documents Available:
Supreme Court Opinion In re James C. Kaiser 111 Wn.2d 275, 759 P.2d 392 filed 7/26/1988.
Report and Recommendation filed 6/5/1987.
Answer to Formal Complaint filed 3/30/1987.
Formal Complaint filed 3/13/1987.