Primary Judicial Voter Pamphlet for Spokane County

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Spokane County District Court Position 2 Dan Davis Dan is currently employed by the City of Spokane as a Public Defender. He has served as a prosecutor in the Spokane County Domestic Violence Unit, a private attorney in Spokane, and a staff attorney for a Seattle labor law firm. Related experience in the justice system includes 25 years as a trooper/detective with the Washington State Patrol.... [read more] [spanish translation] Sara B. Derr Judge Protem for 4 years. Ran for and elected to Spokane County District Court in 1995, serving 12 years to present. Served on District and Municipal Court Judges' Association Board 1997-2001, member Long Range Planning and Legislative. Vice-President of DMCJA 2001-2. Chair of Long Range Planning Committee 2001-2. Member Justice Efficiency and Accountability Committee 1999-2000; Member of Project 2001 Committee; Member Court Funding Task Force 2004 to present; Elected to Board for Judicial Administration 2002, re-elected 2006; Elected Presiding Judge 1997 and 1998, and 2006-7. Active in Domestic Violence Court and established Mental Health Therapeutic Court and Day Reporting Program.... [read more] [spanish translation] F. Dana Kelley Candidate Did Not Submit Information Spokane County District Court Position 3 John O. Cooney John O. Cooney is an attorney in private practice focusing primarily in criminal defense, civil administrative law, civil and criminal appeals, and the restoration of civil rights. He has tried dozens of jury trials, tried numerous bench trials, handled hundreds of civil administrative hearings, and has lectured at CLE's on criminal law topics. He also has a small practice in civil litigation and federal criminal cases. ... [read more] [spanish translation] Mark A. Laiminger I have been a Deputy Prosecutor for Spokane County since July 1987. I currently work on cases involving Drug Endangered Children. I helped develop Spokane County’s Drug Court and served on the Spokane County Substance Abuse Advisory Board. I have over 300 hours of specialized training and have taught at seminars on Victim/Witness Advocacy, Drug Court, Domestic Violence, Prosecutorial Ethics (Sept. 2006) and Anti-Bias Policing. ... [read more] [spanish translation] Spokane County District Court Position 4 Mary Logan 18 years of practice with expansive experience in District, Superior and Appellate Courts Graduate Monterey College of Law - 1988 California License – 1988; Washington License - 1996 Private practice: Product Liability, Birth Trauma Litigation and Personal Injury Municipal Defense for 13 cities – State of California 1994-1996 Assigned Counsel – Public Defender’s Office – 1997 to present Supervising/Mentoring Attorney – Gonzaga School of Law – 1997 to present Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Eastern Representative Washington Defender’s Association – Member Spokane County Domestic Violence Consortium – Member. Deemed Well Qualified by Washington Women Lawyers ... [read more] [spanish translation] Patti Connolly Walker Judge Patti Connolly Walker is the only Position 4 candidate with judicial experience. Elected in 2002 to District & Municipal Court after serving as Court Commissioner, Judge Walker was first a civil litigation attorney and criminal prosecutor for 13 years. She set up the Internet Crimes Unit, prosecuted adult entertainment cases and individuals who sexually abused children. She successfully argued constitutional cases before the Washington State Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.... [read more] [spanish translation] Spokane County District Court Position 5 Gregory J. Tripp Spokane County District Court Judge since March 1997, Presiding Judge, 1999; Two years criminal deputy prosecutor. Twenty-two years practicing attorney. Other Relevant Experience: National Judicial College Instructor. State Judicial College Faculty. Chair of State Access to Justice Board. ... [read more] [spanish translation] Jeffrey Leslie Jeff has twelve years of extensive trial experience at both the District and Superior Court levels. During this time he has advocated for a diverse group of people including society’s most vulnerable citizens; juveniles and those with cognitive and other mental disabilities. Jeff has also devoted time to educating young people about the legal system by lecturing in local college classrooms.... [read more] [spanish translation] Spokane County District Court Position 6 Christine L. Carlile Criminal, Civil and Military law. Private practice in labor/employment, union representation, estates, bankruptcy and family law. 8 years as a criminal defense attorney. Represent soldiers, retirees and their families in consumer, housing, family, immigration, tax and debtor/creditor law. Prosecutor/Recorder for US Army, presenting the governments case. Represented disabled soldiers before Army disability boards. Conduct briefings on international laws. Experience before District, Superior, Juvenile, Federal and Administrative courts. ... [read more] [spanish translation] David Stevens David Stevens is the only candidate with significant legal experience. He has tried more than one hundred criminal jury trials, argued hundreds of motion hearings, and prosecuted thousands of cases. David has more criminal trial experience and appellate court experience than all of his opponents combined. He teaches Business Law at SFCC and Continuing Legal Education classes for both judges and attorneys. David served in the Navy aboard the USS Camden and was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as well as the Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal for service leading up to the first Persian Gulf War.... [read more] [spanish translation] Debra R. Hayes Law Clerk - Etter, McMahon, Lamberson & Clary Deputy Prosecutor: Extensive courtroom and trial experience in Spokane County District, Municipal, and Superior Courts, adult and juvenile cases, both misdemeanor and felony crimes: driving offenses, domestic violence, drugs, property and sexual assault crimes involving guns, and felons in possession of firearms. Family law experience: the enforcement of superior court and administrative orders involving paternity and child support. CLE Presenter for WSBA and SCBA; published author - GU Law Review. ... [read more] [spanish translation] Harvey Dunham Judge Dunham has practiced law for over 26 years and was a Pro Tem Judge for over seven years before becoming a full-time judge 17 months ago, as appointed by the Spokane County Commissioners. He attended Texas Tech Law School, graduated in 1979 and has practiced law in Texas, Arizona and Washington State. Judge Dunham graduated from the Army Judge Advocate General's Officer Basic Course and served a total of 24 years in the Army and Army Reserves. He is a long-time Spokane resident and lives on the north side with his wife, Carla.... [read more] [spanish translation] Mike Nelson Since my admission to the bar, I've been a civil litigator for 18 years after having prosecuted for five years. I am licensed in Washington, Idaho, Montana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. My public service record includes the U.S. Army (1969-1972), police officer (1975-1980), including undercover narcotics, traffic and SWAT. ... [read more] [spanish translation]