STATE OF WASHINGTON
                  ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                        OPINION 00-9
 
                              
Question
     May a judicial officer write a letter on court
stationery commending a person for achieving a scouting
rank?

Answer
     A judicial officer may write a letter on court
stationery commending a person for achieving a scouting
rank.  A congratulatory letter does not lend the prestige of
the office to advance the private interests of another.