A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Sequim man who alleged that Washington State Ferries and the Washington State Department of Transportation discriminated against him on the basis of disability and age when they terminated his probationary employment in 2023.
In an unpublished
A state appeals court has thrown out a Kitsap County housing authority's eviction case, ruling that the smoking policy behind it contradicted itself so thoroughly the tenant gets the benefit of the doubt.
In an unpublished opinion filed July 28, 2026, Division II of the Washington State Court
Spokane County Superior Court, Spokane County District Court and the City of Spokane Municipal Court have continued nearly all civil and criminal matters set for Monday and Tuesday and called off summoned jurors, under an emergency order signed Sunday as the Spokane Complex fire burned into neighborhoods of Washington'
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when parents share a phased-in parenting plan, courts deciding a child relocation dispute must measure each parent's residential time based on the phase in effect when the relocating parent serves notice of the intended move, not on the plan as
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington State University owed a legal duty of care to Sam Martinez, the 19-year-old Bellevue freshman who died of acute alcohol intoxication during a 2019 fraternity hazing ritual, sending his parents' wrongful death case back to King County Superior Court.
On Monday I filed two public records requests seeking the paper trail behind last week's silencing of the public on the "Judge Ferguson-Brown" Facebook page: who runs it, what was deleted, and who said what, to whom, as the comments disappeared.
One request went to
The Clallam County Superior Court has refused to release its own search warrant logs.
In a two-page memorandum opinion dated July 13, Judge Simon Barnhart denied my formal Petition for Internal Review, upholding the court administration's blanket refusal to produce the search warrant logs of former Court
On Thursday evening, comments left by members of the public on the “Judge Ferguson-Brown” Facebook page began to disappear.
By Friday morning, the public could no longer comment at all.
Post after post on the page now carries the same quiet notice from Facebook: “Judge Ferguson-Brown limited who
Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown, a familiar presence in the Clallam County courthouse through her regular assignments as a visiting judge, drew campaign finance complaints in each of her last two judicial campaigns, according to Washington State Public Disclosure Commission records reviewed by The Olympic Herald.
The
Division Two rules that title insurance and escrow services sold to Washington property owners are taxable here — even when the work is performed at out-of-state offices.
The Washington State Court of Appeals has affirmed the convictions of Robert Aaron Estes, a Kitsap County man found guilty of six counts of second-degree child molestation involving two underage girls.
In an unpublished opinion issued July 7, the Division II appellate court unanimously upheld the August 2024 judgment
A Washington attorney has permanently surrendered his law license rather than defend against formal disciplinary allegations, including claims that he misappropriated client funds and gave false testimony under oath.
Robert Patrick Brouillard, who was admitted to practice law in Washington in November 1990, filed a Resignation in Lieu of Discipline
In a precedent-setting civil decision, the Washington State Court of Appeals has ruled that domestic violence survivors can sue their alleged abusers for an ongoing pattern of abuse without being strictly limited by standard civil statute of limitations deadlines.
In a published opinion filed June 23, the Division II
Spokane County District Court Judge Jennifer Fassbender has been formally admonished by the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct for issuing rulings in a case after she had already agreed to step down from it.
According to a Stipulation, Agreement, and Order of Admonishment entered on June 26, 2026, the
A highly anticipated federal court hearing regarding a child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been postponed until late summer.
Originally scheduled for July 1, oral arguments will now take place on Aug. 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
According to
The Court of Appeals Division II has affirmed a Clallam County Superior Court decision allowing a local motorist to pursue claims against her auto insurer, even after the company eventually paid her arbitration award.
The published opinion, filed Tuesday, upholds a May 10, 2024 ruling by Clallam County Superior Court
The Washington State Supreme Court handed down an en banc opinion on Thursday, reversing a lower appellate court’s decision that had overturned a retaliation verdict against King County in an employment discrimination lawsuit.
In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, the state’s high court ruled
The Washington State Supreme Court handed down an en banc opinion on Thursday, unanimously disbarring an attorney who submitted fabricated evidence to the state bar to cover up unreasonable fee charges.
In a decision authored by Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud, the state’s high court affirmed the disbarment of Shakespear
A domestic violence and stalking case that ended in a 162-month prison sentence recently made its way to the Washington State Supreme Court, asking justices to answer complex questions about a defendant’s constitutional right to an attorney and the rules for withdrawing a guilty plea.
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It didn’t take long for the Clallam County legal establishment to warmly welcome its newest judicial asset.
This afternoon during the Civil Ex Parte Calendar, attorney Kenneth Wolfley stepped up to the bench. Presiding over the court was Lorraine Rimson, the newly appointed Family Court Commissioner who officially took
A violent 2022 crime spree in West Seattle that ended in a nearly 60-year prison sentence recently made its way to the Washington State Court of Appeals, asking justices to answer complex questions about racial bias, jury selection, and the limits of the state’s anti-discrimination rules.
The
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