A King County District Court judge and Federal Way resident named named Judith Eiler, who in 2003 taught a seminar to Washington state administrative lawyers in "ethical fitness" will now be taking ethics and sensitivity training at her own expense. This last part according to an article in the Tacoma News Tribune.
A longtime South King County judge was reprimanded Friday by a state commission for a pattern of “rude, impatient and undignified treatment” of self-represented litigants.Judge Judith Eiler works in the south division of King County District Court, which includes Federal Way, Kent and Enumclaw. The division is based in Kent. She served in the now-closed Federal Way division from 1992 through 2002.
The state Commission on Judicial Conduct said Eiler’s treatment of those who represented themselves included “inappropriately interrupting them, addressing them in an angry or condescending or demeaning tone of voice, and threatening to rule against them if they interrupted or annoyed her.”
Eiler agreed her conduct violated the Judicial Code of Conduct. The commission ordered her to take ethics and sensitivity training at her own expense.
The online brochure for the "ethical fitness" professional seminar she gave in Tacoma in May, 2003 (second link from top) notes - rather interestingly - that the credits for that portion of the program were "pending." Coinky-dink, I'm sure.
At the King County District Court's South Division in Kent, Eiler reports to The Citizens.
So, I'm confident her ethics and sensitivity training will not occur during regular court hours.
Posted by Matt Rosenberg at February 06, 2005 11:48 AM | Email ThisGoing to divert from the main topic for a moment, but I could not believe that I just read.
Hans Dunshee - Democrat and acknowledged CG supporter was quoted as saying that someone is trying to make stealing goats a crime, while laughing.
Was in the Times on Sunday, and given their late record on context in quotes, I HAVE to believe that honorable Dunshee was trying to communicate that it's already a crime with standard penalties, and reacted to making it a specific crime with enhanced penalties. At least, I hope it's another example of the Times, and not of our elected representative's views on decriminalizing property crimes.
David Ammons of the AP had the byline.
Of course.... It could be fun to bust his chops a bit. :)
Steve
Posted by: Patches Pal on February 6, 2005 07:53 PM