Edwin L. Poyfair

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Edwin L. Poyfair

Prior offices:

Clark County Superior Court

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Edwin L. Poyfair was a judge of the Clark Superior Court in Washington. He retired from the court on April 30, 2012.

Judicial Commission censure

In the week of his retirement, Poyfair was cesured by the Washingon Commission on Judicial Conduct. According to the commission, the former judge violated judicial canons during two custody hearings. Poyfair disagrees with some aspects of the allegations, though admits that he did display a lack of patience at the hearings.

Poyfair also admitted that the pending censure was the reason for his early retirement.

See also

• Washington Superior Court
• Clark County, Washington
• Washington judicial elections, 2012

External links

• The Columbian, "Superior Court Judge Poyfair to retire this year," January 17, 2012

Footnotes

Washington courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington

State courts:

Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts • Washington Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington