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Case Summary for Complaint # 7554


Name: Michael Sullivan

Title: Judge

Court: Pacific County Superior Court

County: Pacific

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 10/04/2014

Canons Violated:Canon 1: Rules 1.1 and 1.2. Canon 2: Rule 2.5 A

Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, Pacific and Wahkiakum County Superior Court Judge Michael Sullivan stipulated that he violated Canon 1 (Rules 1.1 and 1.2) and Canon 2 (Rule 2.5(A)) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by taking more than the time permitted by the State Constitution, state statute, and the Code of Judicial Conduct in deciding three cases before him. Judge Sullivan has no prior disciplinary history and was fully cooperative with the Commission. The Commission admonished the judge.

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