Seattle Judge is censured for having affair, but gets to keep job

The Seattle Times reports:

Although Seattle Municipal Court Judge Ron Mamiya won't be suspended or removed from office, he was censured Friday by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct for engaging in an extramarital affair with a subordinate, who later quit her job and sued the city for alleged sexual harassment.

Mamiya was the court's presiding judge when he began an affair with a female court employee in February 2008.

After the two decided to end their relationship that April, Mamiya repeatedly went to the woman's office or called her into his chambers, where he kissed and fondled her without her permission, according to documents provided by the city in March in response to a Seattle Times public-disclosure request. He also showed up unannounced at the woman's home.

The woman later said she began dreading coming to work; tried to avoid Mamiya; and received a threatening letter and phone call, apparently from another woman, the documents said.

Where you work probably wouldn't tolerate this kind of behavior. The high standards of government.