Every State or municipality is different, but generaly there is a way to remove these people from office. In this case "The People" should start
HERE. The constitution of the state of Washington has provisions for removing elected officials. The real problem is the people of the city in which he is elected are not affected (generaly speaking).
So lets break this down.
RCW 3.50.095 Municipal judge — Removal from office.
A municipal judge shall be removed only upon conviction of misconduct or malfeasance in office, or because of physical or mental disability rendering the judge incapable of performing the duties of the office.
RCW 3.50.057 Judges — Residency requirement. Where does he live?
A judge of a municipal court need not be a resident of the city in which the court is created, but must be a resident of the county in which the city is located.
A quick check of the
Sound Politics Washington State Voter Database indicates he likely lives in King County so he is good to go there.
How about that caveat to removal from office with a conviction of misconduct or malfeasance in office.
What we need to look at is the definition of the office he holds with regard to the criminal code.
RCW 9A.04.110Definitions. (13)"Officer" and "public officer" means a person holding office under a city, county, or state government, or the federal government who performs a public function and in so doing is vested with the exercise of some sovereign power of government, and includes all assistants, deputies, clerks, and employees of any public officer and all persons lawfully exercising or assuming to exercise any of the powers or functions of a public officer;
(23)"Public servant" means any person other than a witness who presently occupies the position of or has been elected, appointed, or designated to become any officer or employee of government, including a legislator, judge, judicial officer, juror, and any person participating as an advisor, consultant, or otherwise in performing a governmental function;
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Well since public officer is out we can not use this,
Chapter 42.20 RCW MISCONDUCT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
So that leaves us with this
RCW 9A.80.010 Official misconduct.
(1) A public servant is guilty of official misconduct if, with intent to obtain a benefit or to deprive another person of a lawful right or privilege:
(a) He or she intentionally commits an unauthorized act under color of law; or
(b) He or she intentionally refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him or her by law.
(2) Official misconduct is a gross misdemeanor.
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The likelyhood of getting a conviction that would substantiate removal from office is unlikely. Alternatively any elected official can be removed from office by petion
RCW 29A.56.110. The only real difficulty I see with this is getting the public to support the petition particularly in this part of the state. We all have busy lives and simply cannot pay attention to everything and as such we tend to be disinterested unless it gets our attention.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil and it takes a concerted effort, but like the title of my reply states, not enough people are engaged to execute the law. So we are back to the beginning.
~Whitney