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Judicial Discipline And Due Process In Washington State—In Re Deming, 108 Wash. 2d 82, 736 P.2d 639 (1987), Stephen Hobbs Jul 1988

Judicial Discipline And Due Process In Washington State—In Re Deming, 108 Wash. 2d 82, 736 P.2d 639 (1987), Stephen Hobbs

Washington Law Review

This Note evaluates recent developments in Washington State concerning due process rights in judicial disciplinary proceedings. The focus is on In re Deming, a recent disciplinary case decided by the Washington Supreme Court. The analysis by the court in Deming highlights the conflict between the desire to discipline wayward judges and the need to protect the autonomy of the judiciary. The historical and procedural background of the Deming case is discussed first, and then three important procedural issues raised in the opinion are analyzed. The Note concludes that, although the court's broad due process holdings lack foundation, its specific …


Judicial Discipline And Due Process In Washington State—In Re Deming, 108 Wash. 2d 82, 736 P.2d 639 (1987), Stephen Hobbs Jul 1988

Judicial Discipline And Due Process In Washington State—In Re Deming, 108 Wash. 2d 82, 736 P.2d 639 (1987), Stephen Hobbs

Washington Law Review

This Note evaluates recent developments in Washington State concerning due process rights in judicial disciplinary proceedings. The focus is on In re Deming, a recent disciplinary case decided by the Washington Supreme Court. The analysis by the court in Deming highlights the conflict between the desire to discipline wayward judges and the need to protect the autonomy of the judiciary. The historical and procedural background of the Deming case is discussed first, and then three important procedural issues raised in the opinion are analyzed. The Note concludes that, although the court's broad due process holdings lack foundation, its specific procedural …


Formalism And Fairness: Matthew Deady And Federal Public Land Law In The Early West, Ralph James Mooney Apr 1988

Formalism And Fairness: Matthew Deady And Federal Public Land Law In The Early West, Ralph James Mooney

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By 1880 Congress had passed nearly 3000 statutes granting or regulating parts of the public domain. Administrative and judicial case loads increased correspondingly, as many thousands of claims had to be verified and recorded and growing numbers of disputes adjudicated. This article recalls an early far-west chapter of the story, a remarkable series of decisions by Oregon federal district Judge Matthew P. Deady interpreting the cornerstone of Pacific Northwest public land law, the 1850 Oregon Donation Act. Although Deady decided other public land law questions as well, it is his Donation Act decisions helping to determine ownership of the Portland …


Formalism And Fairness: Matthew Deady And Federal Public Land Law In The Early West, Ralph James Mooney Apr 1988

Formalism And Fairness: Matthew Deady And Federal Public Land Law In The Early West, Ralph James Mooney

Washington Law Review

By 1880 Congress had passed nearly 3000 statutes granting or regulating parts of the public domain. Administrative and judicial case loads increased correspondingly, as many thousands of claims had to be verified and recorded and growing numbers of disputes adjudicated. This article recalls an early far-west chapter of the story, a remarkable series of decisions by Oregon federal district Judge Matthew P. Deady interpreting the cornerstone of Pacific Northwest public land law, the 1850 Oregon Donation Act. Although Deady decided other public land law questions as well, it is his Donation Act decisions helping to determine ownership of the Portland …