Number	17343
Subject	Justice
Source	Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
State	WA
Year	2000
Publication Date	Jan. 30 - March 30, 2001
Summary	"For years, U.S. District Judge Alan McDonald and his courtroom deputy in Yakima exchanged disparaging notes about people appearing in court -- a possible violation of conduct rules for federal judges." Copies of the notes were obtained by the Spokesman Review, and launched a nine-month judicial misconduct investigation and a reprimand by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	18
Keywords	judicial misconduct;district court;ethics;Washington State Bar Association;legal journalism;racial bias;ethnic slurs;religious bias
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