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Press conference to announce new program to aid victims of domestic violence
June 01, 2004
Kitsap County to announce first program in the nation that halts conflicts in domestic violence protection orders
Kitsap County District Court Presiding Judge James Riehl, Washington Supreme Court Justice Barbara Madsen, Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge and other county officials will unveil the first partnership effort of its kind in the nation to improve protection for domestic violence victims and decrease confusion for law enforcement officers.
The pilot program will aim to eliminate conflicts when two or more domestic violence orders are issued involving the same people to ensure that the strictest protection orders take precedence. Seen as a troubling trend nationally, the project is funded by a federal grant which is administered by the Washington State Office of Crime Victims Advocacy.
WHAT
- Press Conference: Kitsap County Trial Court Domestic Violence Project
WHEN
- Thursday, June 3rd at 8:30 a.m.
WHO
- Justice Barbara Madsen, Washington Supreme Court, Chair of the Washington State Gender and Justice Commission
- Judge James Riehl, Kitsap County District Court Presiding Judge
- Judge Russell Hartman, Kitsap County Superior Court
- Debbie Brockman, YWCA Legal Advocacy Program Director
- Honorable Russ Hauge, Kitsap County Prosecutor
- Ione George, President of the Kitsap County Bar Association
- Diane Russell, Chair of the Family Law Section of the Kitsap County Bar Association
WHERE
- Kitsap County District Court, Room 201 614 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366
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