SB 5696-S - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB)

     Declares it is the intent of this act to:  (1) Prevent a commission member who has developed a preconceived notion of the facts of a particular case from involvement in a commission determination on the merits;

     (2) extend the same rights to a judge or justice as currently granted to the commission for reasonable attorney fees and expenses;

     (3) extend the same rights to a judge or justice as currently granted to the commission for summoning witnesses and compelling production and examination of documents;

     (4) provide full access and discovery of investigation-related materials to the judge or justice under investigation;

     (5) require the commission and its members to be responsible for their actions;

     (6) hold each commission member to the highest standards of the same Code of Judicial Conduct that they purport to administer; and

     (7) codify the legal obligation of the commission to be subject to such rules as the Supreme Court may adopt.

     Repeals RCW 2.64.080.