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Superior Court Scheduling Updates

Please see the updated Superior Court schedule below:
Judge Williams will be out 9-7-12 thru 9-21-12.

Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Judge Wood – 9:00 Criminal & 1:30 Civil Calendars
Judge Taylor – 9:00 Civil & 1:30 Criminal Calendars

Judge Ken Williams out thru 7/23/2012

Judge Wood out 9/17/2012 thru 9/21/2012

Friday 9/21/2012

Judge Williams 9:00 Civil & 1:30 Criminal Calendars

Judge Taylor 9:00 Criminal & 1:30 Civil Calendars

Com. Basden will be out Nov. 2, 2012:
Friday, Nov. 2, 2012
Com. Brian Coughenour Presiding-all Family Court Calendars

Meet Sheryl Gordon McCloud!

Come meet and greet Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Candidate for Washington Supreme Court!!

Date:  July 26, 2012

Time:  5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Place:  Bushwhacker Restaurant
1527 E 1st Street
Port Aneles, WA 98362

RSVP @360-457-3382 [email protected]

Northwest Justice Project Has Moved!!

Northwest Justice Project has moved!  Our new address is:

408 East 5th Street

Port Angeles, WA 98382

All other contact information remains the same.

Come visit us at our new location!!

2012 Superior Court Position 1 Candidates Forum

The Friday, June 15 CCBA Luncheon will be a 1.5 hour Superior Court Position 1 Candidates Forum. President Barnhart has sent an invitation through Punchbowl. If you received that invitation, please RSVP through Punchbowl. If you did not receive the invitation, please RSVP to me through his email account.

The four candidates are Erik Rohrer, Will Payne, Chris Melly, and Curtis Johnson. Each candidate will be present on June 15. The format will include 5-minute introductions by each candidate, 5-minute final remarks from each candidate, and open questions as time permits. Each candidate will be given an opportunity to respond to questions asked.

Questions from the audience, will be allowed as time allows. If you wish to submit a question to beforehand, to be read at the forum, you may do so by sending your question to Simon Barnhart at this email address:
[email protected]

The event is at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, 905 W. 9th Street in Port Angeles. It will begin at 11:30 and will end at 1:00. Lunch will be available at the usual cost of $9.50, payable to “Skills Center.”

We look forward to a high attendance for this event. Please be sure to RSVP so the Skills Center culinary department may plan accordingly.

Thank you.
Simon

Motion Calendar Scheduling Changes

Please note the following changes:

 

Friday June 15, 2012:

Judge Wood is out

Judge Verser 9:00 Criminal and 1:30 Civil Calendars

Judge Williams 9:00 Civil and 1:30 Criminal Calendars

Judge Taylor presiding in Jefferson county

 

Friday June 22, 2012

Judge S. Brooke Taylor is out

Judge Wood 9:00 Criminal and 1:30 Civil Calendars

Judge Williams 9:00 Civil and 1:30 Criminal Calendars

 

Court Calendar for Monday June 11, 2012

Please note that Commissioner William G. Knebes will be presiding on the following matters on June 11, 2012.

1:00 Civil Ex parte

1:30 Settlement Conference

1:45 Juvenile new arrests

2:00 Truancy Calendar

 

 

CCBA CLE Luncheon

CCBA CLE Luncheon

June 1, 2012 @ 12:00 p.m. at the North Olympic Skills Center-905 W. 9th Street, Port Angeles, WA

“Changes in Worker’ Comp: Tobin Structured Settlements and More”- Presented by Ben Sligar & Andy Buffington of the Davies Pearson firm in Tacoma.

Approved for 1 CLE credit

Lunch is $9.50, Payable to the Skills Center

The CLE is a voluntary $20 contribution to Pro Bono Lawyers

2012 Judicial Candidates

Chris Melly, Curtis Johnson, Erik Rohrer and William Payne, have filed for Clallam County Superior Court Position 1, which is being vacated by retiring  Judge Ken Williams.

The all mail primary election is August 7, 2012, and ballots will mailed out July 18, 2012, to registered voters. If one candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote, that candidate will win the election and there will be no voting in the general election. Otherwise, the top two vote earners will proceed to the all mail general election on November 6, 2012, and ballots will be mailed on October 17, 2012.

Ballots will be mailed to voters July 18 for the state’s top-two Aug. 7 primary.

Ballots will be mailed to voters Oct. 17 for the Nov. 6 general election.

June 1, 2012 Court Schedule Update

Please note that on Friday, June 1, 2012:

Judge Taylor and Judge Williams are out.

Judge Wood will preside over the 9:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Criminal Calendars.

All civil matters will be heard by Commissioner Basden in Courtroom III.