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Case Summary for Complaint # 769


Name: Fred J. Stoker

Title: Judge

Court: Clark District Court

County: Clark

Discipline: Admonishment

Method of Resolution: Stipulation

Discipline Date: 11/08/1989

Canons Violated:2, 3(A)(4), 3(C)(1)(a)

Summary: Pursuant to agreement, the Commission issued a public Letter of Admonishment to a judge for engaging in ex parte communication while presiding over a case and for contacting an Assistant City Attorney who was handling a case involving the judge's relative. The Commission found violations of Canons 2, 3(A)(4), and 3(C)(l)(a) of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

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