Name: John M. Lyden
Title: Judge
Court: Asotin County Superior Court
County: Asotin
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 03/02/1990
Canons Violated:3(A)(5)
Summary: Respondent stipulated that his delay in making a decision on a Motion for Reconsideration of an earlier written opinion constituted a violation of Canon 3(A)(5) of the Code of Judicial Conduct because he took more than 90 days to render the decision. The Commission found that Respondent's conduct was a technical violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct and, although inadvertent, did constitute a violation of Canon 3(A)(5) of the Code. The judge was admonished.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation and Admonishment filed 3/2/1990.