Judge Steven Michels of Sunnyside, WA; ethical dwarf
The state of Washington presented Steven L. Michels with a law license in 1975 after he
graduated from Lewis & Clark University Law School.
The Judicial Commission found Stevie guilty of the following misconduct.
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Failed to disqualify himself from cases when required to so act
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Failed to be faithful to the law
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Acted as both judge and lawyer for client in the same case
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Engaged in an egregious conflict of interest
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Failed to act with integrity and impartiality
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Deprived defendants of their constitutional rights to representation
As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the
Washington State SupremeCourt punished Stevie by gifting him with a complimentary
120-day suspension from the bench.
As we speak (February 2016), Stevie continues to sit as a Sunnyside Municipal Court
judge in Sunnyside, Washington.
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