Here is the question: Why are State Taxpayers on the hook for the bone head acts of some pathetic judge in Seattle?
Here is the story. A former Seattle Municipal Court employee said a presiding judge insisted on kissing and fondling her after she ended a sexual relationship with him, according to a $135,000 settlement agreement released by the City Attorney’s Office recently.
The judge, the city of Seattle and the employee reached the settlement in November, with the city and Mamiya each paying $67,500, according to documents provided by the city in response to public-document requests by the media.
The good Judge said “I want to acknowledge my horrible lapse in judgment. I have no excuse for my role in this incident, and my actions have hurt many people important to me, including my wife, family and my community. I take full responsibility for my behavior.”
Our state’s updated revenue forecast came in recently. It projects that tax collections will be another half billion dollars below what was forecast – that pushes our state deficit up to over $9-billion. I’ll ask the question again: Why are State Taxpayers on the hook for the bone head acts of some pathetic judge in Seattle?
