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Activity - Public Actions 2025



Public actions are cases that have reached a conclusion. The Commisson posts the most pertinent documents for each case on this website, but other public document may exist and are available upon request.

To view public cases that are currently open, see the Open Cases section of this website.

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Cases closed in the year

In re the Honorable Aimee Maurer

CJC No. 12403-F-213

February 7, 2025

From an agreed statement of facts, Spokane County District Court Judge Aimee Maurer stipulated that she violated Canon 1, Rules 1.1 and 1.2, of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Maurer agreed she violated the Code by sending an email to the Superintendent of the Mead School District from her county email address which included her official signature block identifying her as a Spokane County District Court Judge. The judge’s email was critical of the Superintendent’s handling of a school incident that happened the previous summer. Judge Maurer agreed the inclusion of her judicial title in her email created an objective appearance of impropriety: a reasonable person would perceive the inclusion of her judicial title in the communication as an effort to lend weight to her position and exert pressure on school officials on how they handled a very nuanced and complex matter. The Commission admonished Judge Maurer and ordered her to review the Code of Judicial Conduct.

In re the Honorable Tracy Flood

CJC No. 11005-F-204

January 17, 2025

The Commission conducted a public hearing on allegations that Judge Tracy S. Flood, of the Bremerton Municipal Court, violated Canon 1, Rules 1.1 and 1.2, Canon 2, Rules 2.5(A) and 2.8(B), by failing to treat court staff and attorneys appearing before her with patience, dignity and respect, and treating court staff in a demeaning and condescending manner. The Commission found the judge’s conduct led to two entire sets of court staff and multiple attorneys leaving service in her court in part or in whole because of the judge’s conduct. The lack of experienced staff led to critical disarray in the court, with monies being mishandled, warrants and no contact orders not being timely issued or recalled, dockets frequently mislabeled, and multiple other fundamental failings of the court. The Commission censured Judge Flood with a recommendation that the State Supreme Court remove her from the bench.