Clallam County Bar

On October 24th Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will be presenting a drop-in clinic in Forks from Noon-3:00PM. This is the first drop-in clinic to be offered in Forks in several years. We have been working closely with service providers and community members in the area to gain a better understanding of the legal issues that are unique to this community. We will be offering Spanish translation and interpretation services in an attempt to lessen the barriers to service experienced by the large Hispanic community on the west end of the Peninsula. We are in need of volunteers to staff this event, we are expecting a good turnout and would like to have attorneys with a wide variety of civil legal experience.

Please help us to expand our reach and ensure that the low income clientele on the west end receive equal access to legal assistance.

If you would like to volunteer for this event please contact Shauna Rogers at [email protected] or 360.504.2422.

Oct. 23 – There will be no CCBA CLE that day. Instead, we will have a social where we can discuss the draft bylaws that will be sent out to the bar in within the next week.

Oct. 23 – For those of you who need/want CLE credits, Jefferson County Bar is hosting an all day business CLE, 7 credits for only $100. Their flyer is attached.

Nov. 6 – CLE Bonanza! This is Pro Bono’s biggest fundraiser of the year. We’ve got some amazing speakers and some exciting topics. I hope you will join me for this great event. Please refer to the attached flyer for costs and RSVP information.

Dec. 18 – CCBA Christmas Party! This year we will be going to Kokopelli’s, more details to come.

Racial Justice Discussion Group

Meets certain Tuesdays, 6pm – 7:30pm (specific dates below)
at the Port Angeles Library (Coffey Room or Carver Room)

Join us for a Racial Justice Discussion Group the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. We will be discussing the history of racism and colonialism in the U.S. as well as current issues of racial justice. The intention of this group is to bring together people who care or are curious about racial justice, while also being willing to look at our personal role within the racist structure of the U.S.

“If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Aboriginal Activists Group Queensland

Questions: [email protected]

2015 schedule:

Sept. 29 (We’ll likely be watching “The House I Live In,” a 2012 documentary about the war on drugs)
Oct. 6*
Oct. 20
Nov. 3
Nov. 17
Dec. 1
Dec. 15

October 23, 2015
Judge Melly – Courtroom 1, 9:00 Civil/1:00, 1:30 Criminal (now Chambers Day)
Judge Coughenour – Chambers Day (Courtroom 1, 9:00 Civil/1:00, 1:30 Criminal)
Judge Rohrer – Courtroom 2, 9:00 Criminal/1:30 Civil

November 6, 2015
Judge Coughenour – Courtroom 1, 9:00 Civil/1:00, 1:30 Criminal (now Chambers Day)
Judge Melly – Chambers Day (Courtroom 1, 9:00 Civil/1:00, 1:30 Criminal)
Judge Rohrer – Courtroom 2, 9:00 Criminal/1:30 Civil

Judge Melly and Judge Coughenour are switching Friday court calendar days. Judge Melly was scheduled to work Friday 10/23 and Judge Coughenour was scheduled to work Friday 11/06. They are trading Fridays and now Judge Coughenour is working 10/23 and Judge Melly is working 11/06. Judge Rohrer’s schedule remains the same. Please update your calendars.

The following changes take effect 6-12-15. All Friday motion calendars have been updated on the court’s on-line calendar.

JUDGE CHRISTOPHER MELLY-PRESIDING IN COURTROOM I
9:00 a.m. Friday Civil Motion Calendar
1:00 p.m. Friday Criminal Ex Parte Calendar
1:30 p.m. Friday Criminal Calendar
JUDGE ERIK ROHRER – PRESIDING IN COURTROOM II
9:00 a.m. Friday Criminal Calendar
1:30 p.m. Friday Civil Motion Calendar
JUDGE BRIAN COUGHENOUR
Judge Coughenour is the rotating judge. When the Clerk’s Office assigns a case to Judge Coughenour, they will also assign either a 9:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. hearing time for noting motions.
Effective 6-19-15, the Child Support Contempt calendar will move to Friday at 2:30 p.m.
COMMISSIONER BRENT BASDEN-FRIDAY MOTION CALENDARS
8:45 a.m. Adoptions
9:00 a.m. Domestic
1:00 p.m. Civil Ex Parte
1:15 p.m. Juvenile Ex Parte
1:30 p.m. Domestic Violence
2:30 p.m. Child Support Contempt Calendar
Effective Sept. 19, 2015. (The current schedule will remain until Sept. )
Settlement Conferences will be set as follows:
Monday 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Effective the week of 6-15-2015, Youth at Risk moves to Wednesday before Com. W. Brent Basden.
Wednesday, Juvenile Calendars at the Juvenile Facility:
8:15 Youth At Risk
9:00 Dependency Calendar
When school starts back up on September, 2015, Truancy will be heard on Tuesdays 1:30 – 4:30 at the Juvenile Facility.

Please visit Clallam County Superior Court’s new Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/ClallamCountySuperiorCourt for Superior Court news and updates.

Get help with your health care directive, durable power of attorney for health care, and durable power of attorney for finance.

When: June 6, 2015 from 12 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Where: 115 E. Railroad Ave. Port Angeles.

Call 360-504-2422 to register.

Date: Monday, June 1, 2015
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Place: Courtroom I

Please join us on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom I for the swearing in of Judge Brian Paul Coughenour. Justice Susan Owens and Judge George L. Wood will officiate. Cake & coffee will be served following the ceremony.

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming event – Mythbusting I-594 presented by Will Payne and Derek Medina, 12-1pm at the Skills Center.

As you may be aware, we left the Skills Center toward the end of 2014 because they were unable to accommodate preparing lunch during the noon hour, and that has not changed. We briefly had our lunches at the Bushwhacker, but I recently learned that the Bushwhacker will be re-opening for lunch, which would make it difficult to hear presenters.

After some research and discussion, I made the decision to return to the Skills Center, at least on a temporary basis. ***PLEASE NOTE that the Skills Center will not be providing lunch. A member has graciously decided to donate lunch for the day, but we need to provide a headcount. If you plan to attend, please respond to this email.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, however, it appears we have limited options at this point. Thank you for your patience.