Judge Darvin Zimmerman was overheard describing Kevin Peterson Jr. as “the Black guy they were trying to make an angel out of" in comments broadcast live on YouTube.
The commission found probable cause that Zimmerman allegedly violated the Code of Judicial Conduct when he was caught on courtroom cameras in March disparaging a Black man who was fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies last year.
The Washington Commission on Judicial Conduct announced it has filed a statement of charges against former Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman.
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