Name: Douglass North
Title: Judge
Court: King County Superior Court
County: King
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 12/08/2017
Canons Violated:Canon 1: Rules 1.1 and 1.2 and Canon 2: Rule 2.3(B)
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, King County Superior Court Judge Douglass A. North stipulated that he violated Canon 1 (Rules 1.1 and 1.2) and Canon 2 (Rule 2.3(B)) of the Code of Judicial Conduct by making a comment from the bench suggesting a connection between race and the likelihood that someone is a gangster. Judge North immediately admitted the conduct and acknowledged his awareness of implicit bias as an issue that can affect the justice system. The Commission admonished Judge North and ordered him to complete training in implicit or unintended bias within one year.
Case Documents Available:
Certificate of Completion and Order filed 5/11/2018.
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 12/8/2017.