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Judicial Candidate Forum, Court of Appeals

The Clallam County Bar Association is holding a judicial candidate forum for the candidates for Washington State Court of Appeals Division II, District 2.
Attorney Tim Ford is challenging the incumbent Judge J. Robin Hunt for a seat on the court.
Both candidates will be present to discuss their judicial philosophy and to answer questions put to them by the moderator.
The event will be held Friday, June 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Port Angeles City Council Chambers.
The public is invited to attend.
For further information about the candidates: www.reelectjudgehunt.com and www.timford2008.com
Patrick M. Irwin, President
Clallam County Bar Association
360-457-3327

Celebration of life for Robin Porter

Robin Porter, past Clallam County employee, passed away on January 16, 2008, from a very sudden illness. On January 5, 2008 and was diagnosed with a very rare, very aggressive brain tumor.

For those of you who knew Robin and wish to attend, a Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 26, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Eagles, 110 South Penn Street. This is an open invitation and will be a pot luck event.

Robin worked for Clallam County for over 20 years in the Prosecutors’ Office until early 2007. She was working for Thurston County at the time of her death and was residing in Olympia near her daughter and grandchild. Robin Porter will be missed by all.

Bar Lunch: 1/18/09 Scholarship notebook

Clallam County Bar Meeting
January 18, 2008 , noon, at the Salad Station
Carol Mortensen to preside in Patrick Irwin’s absence. There is no program scheduled for the meeting. However, scholarship notebook time is upon us. Volunteers for the Scholarship Committee should give their names to either Carol Mortensen or Patrick Irwin. If there are any children graduating who are related to you or the staff in your respective firms, and they have a scholarship notebook, please pass this information on.

Patrick M. Irwin
2008 Clallam County Bar President

Brooke Taylor sworn as Judge

judges-003a.jpg(Click to enlarge photo) To an overflowing crowd in Clallam County’s Courtroom 1, Brooke Taylor was sworn in by Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, as Clallam County’s new, and third, Superior Court judge on Wednesday, January 2, 2008. Present at the ceremony were numerous dignitaries including Continue reading ‘Brooke Taylor sworn as Judge’

CCBA Dues are due

$35 for young lawyers and $50 for the rest. Send your check to CCBA Treasurer Cliff Tassie.

New trust account rules

The Trust Account Responsibilities and Retainer Task Force (TARRTF) has made new recommendations and the BOG has accepted them, relating to flat fee agreements and true retainers. The Supreme Court has yet to adopt the rules. Read TARRTF recommendations at the WSBA site here.