Primary Judicial Voter Pamphlet for Thurston County

Thurston County Superior Court Position 8 Anne Hirsch Presiding as a Superior Court Commissioner part time since 1992, Anne has decided thousands of cases. Her judicial experience includes domestic violence, criminal and civil juvenile, drug treatment court, family law and foster care cases. Anne has been an attorney for twenty two years, representing the elderly, low income clients, children and families. Trained as a mediator, Anne is a problem solver, successfully completing many mediations and settlements. Anne was a creator of the Volunteer Legal Clinic, served on the Thurston County Bar Association Board, trained lawyers and served on the committee that created the Unified Family and Juvenile Court.... [read more] Charles Williams Privately employed lawyer for 25 years. Practice has included civil, criminal and family law cases. Has settled thousands of cases and conducted hundreds of contested hearings, jury trials and appeals. Led the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and taught trial advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Eleven years' experience as a judicial officer: state administrative law judge and pro tem (substitute) district court and juvenile court judge. ... [read more] Jim Powers For over 23 years, I have served the citizens of Thurston County as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, with extensive trial experience in the most serious and complex criminal cases, including prosecutions for homicide and other violent offenses. I have helped create innovative programs, such as Thurston County's Drug Court. During each of the past five years, I have been a finalist for the Thurston County Bar Association's lawyer of the year award, and previously received an award from Safeplace for service to the community.... [read more] Joe Sloan My experience as a trial lawyer includes the legal representation of individuals, business, government agencies, service as an Assistant Attorney General, and an Assistant City Attorney. In addition to my experience gained as a lawyer, prior to becoming a lawyer, I gained valuable experience in public education, marketing, automobile mechanics, scrap metal sales, plastics, construction, musical composition and recording. ... [read more]