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Case Summary for Complaint # 6084


Name: Toni Sheldon

Title: Judge

Court: Mason County Superior Court

County: Mason

Discipline: Reprimand

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 05/14/2010

Canons Violated:1, 2(A), 3(A)(6)

Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, the Commission determined that Mason County Superior Court Judge Toni Sheldon violated Canons 1, 2(A), and 3(A)(6) by taking more than the time permitted by the State Constitution, state statute, and the Code of Judicial Conduct in deciding two cases before her. Judge Sheldon was previously sanctioned by the Commission in 2002 for decisional delay. In mitigation, the Commission considered that Judge Sheldon is generally recognized as a conscientious jurist, and that she has disclosed compelling personal circumstances she experienced that were not of her making, but which contributed to these delays. She has also provided assurances to the Commission that she has addressed these circumstances adequately to avoid repetition. The Commission reprimanded the judge.

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