A. "Actual legal expenses" means all reasonable fees and expenses billed to the indemnitee by a licensed attorney other than the indemnitee for legal services rendered in the defense of a judicial disciplinary proceeding.

B. "Judge" means any judge of the Pierce County Superior Court or the Pierce County District Court, and any commissioner or judge pro tempore of either such court.

C. "Judicial disciplinary proceeding" means a proceeding before the Commission on Judicial Conduct or other entity established by constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or court rule to investigate, review, or impose disciplinary sanctions for misconduct of the indemnitee in the indemnitee's capacity as a judge. Such proceedings which involve two or more entities shall be considered one judicial disciplinary proceeding.

D. "Indemnitee" means the individual Judge protected by this Chapter.