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Wash. Discipline R. for Judges 12
Stipulated Resolutions by Commission
(a) Generally. The commission may stipulate to a disposition of a case, with the
agreement of the judge under CJCRP 23. If the stipulation requires the suspension, removal, or
retirement of a judge, the Supreme Court must review and approve or reject the stipulation.
(b) Effect of Stipulated Resolution. A stipulated agreement to admonish, reprimand, or
censure a judge without a recommendation for suspension, removal, or retirement terminates the
complaint or complaints which gave rise to the admonishment or reprimand, without the
necessity of referring the matter to the Supreme Court.
Comment
Const. art. IV, subsection 31 (amend. 85) gives the commission the authority to impose
discipline on judges. Only the Supreme Court can suspend, remove, or order a judge retired.
The commission is only empowered to admonish, reprimand, or censure a judge. If more serious
discipline is called for, the Supreme Court must impose the discipline.
History
[Adopted effective May 14, 1982; Amended effective December 10, 2013.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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