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Gov. Inslee names Rep. Appleton to Commission on Judicial Conduct

State Rep. Sherry Appleton was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee this week to a seat on the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC). Her four-year term on the CJC begins June 17.

This marks Appleton’s third term as a CJC commissioner. She was named to the Commission in 1995 by outgoing Gov. Mike Lowry, and was reappointed by his successor, Gov. Gary Locke, serving a total of eight years in her first stint. According to the Commission’s website, the CJC “receive[s] and investigate[s] allegations of judicial misconduct.” Commissioners “work to protect the integrity of the judicial process and promote public confidence in the courts. They also serve to improve and strengthen the judiciary by creating in judges a greater awareness of proper judicial behavior.”

“I’m honored that Gov. Inslee selected me for this position,” Appleton said, “and I look forward to serving once more on the Commission on Judicial Conduct. The effectiveness of our justice system depends to a great extent on the trust that citizens place in the men and women on the bench. Fortunately, that trust is justified most of the time, and our job as commissioners is to make sure of that.”

Appleton, a Poulsbo Democrat now in her fifth term representing Washington’s 23rd legislative district, is vice chair of the House Committee on Community Development, Housing, and Tribal Affairs. She also serves on the House Public Safety and Capital Budget panels. She was appointed by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton to serve on the Washington State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and is currently a member of the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission and chair of the Commission’s Juvenile Sentencing Committee.