Name: Gina Tveit
Title: Judge
Court: Stevens District Court
County: Stevens
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 07/15/2016
Canons Violated:Canon 1: Rules 1.1 and 1.2 and Canon 4: Rule 4.2
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, Stevens County District Court Judge Gina A. Tveit stipulated that she violated Canon 1 (Rules 1.1 and 1.2) and Canon 4 (Rule 4.2) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by failing to comply with three different provisions of state campaign reporting laws; by submitting several financial reports late, and by using the wrong (non-electronic) method of reporting during her 2014 judicial campaign for reelection. The Commission admonished Judge Tveit and ordered her to promptly read the Code.
Case Documents Available:
Certificate of Completion and Order filed 12/9/2016.
Stipulation, Agreement, and Order of Admonishment filed 7/15/2016.