(Andy Bronson / The Herald). What to make of lies in cause of ratings and calls for a national divorce and a national gun? Robert Grant announced this week that he is running for Snohomish County Superior Court Judge. During this time, judicial availability will be limited. She is a graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Opponent: Robert Grant : VotingforJudges.org, Bremerton, WA 98311 Write to comments . As my readers can see, honest services is something missing inside Snohomish County Washington. Incumbent Sid Logan, running for Public Utilities District 1 Commissioner District 1, was unable to attend the event but sent his statement, which was read by ENAC moderator Tana Axtelle. Edmonds resident and Deputy Prosecutor Robert Grant is running for Snohomish County Superior Court judge, Position 8, a seat held by Judge Eric Z. Lucas, who is not seeking reelection. From 1990 to 2002, he was Langleys city attorney, part of that time also as city administrator. Lopez Shaw counted her work in more than 200 trials in court systems in 15 counties throughout the state as providing her a look at differences among courts, judges and juries and required her to adapt her skills to each situation. In June 2018, Snohomish County Prosecutor, and Superior Court Judge candidate, Robert Grant, sexually assaulted a co-worker, with his felonious conduct, captured on camera, on the taxpayer's payroll while at Lake Chelan. respected for pursuing the truth with objectivity and fairness. ProTem and prosecutor, and advocacy for the most vulnerable. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In 2018, below is a story the Gold Bar Reporter wrote about Dawson Place. As a Judge ProTem, I am The teaching program landed him in elementary school classrooms in the Edmonds district. We'd love to hear eyewitness First point of order, Judge Appel or Judge Ellis are mainly assigned to as the trial judge in your case. I believe you can change., Looking back, Lucas said the key to it is healing., He also sees trauma as the root of some police brutality. A recent writer to The Herald tried to make the argument that Continue reading, Ive always thought great societies will always decline from within. Judges, too, have been an influence for each in how they would preside in court. Learn more about Davis here. Grant started his experience with the county court system as a law clerk for now-retired Judge Kenneth Cowsert. For Grant, 73 attorneys rated him as excellent, with 23 good ratings, 15 average and 19 unknown. For Lopez Shaw, 29 attorneys rated her as excellent, nine as good 14 as average, 72 as unsatisfactory and 17 unknown. Lopez Shaw has been rated as exceptionally well qualified by the Loren Miller Bar Association and Washington State Veterans Bar Association and well qualified by the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington. Robert K. Grant and Cassandra Lopez-Shaware vying for the Snohomish County Superior Court judge Position 8. My goal is to be present in the courtroom from opening hours to closing hours but then to go beyond that after hours, Lopez-Shaw said. Two candidates are running for Snohomish Superior Court Judge Position 8, which has no incumbent. Be Proactive. You can also subscribe without commenting. Change). Lucas said one reason he and his wife decided not to settle in the Washington, D.C., area, where he had job prospects, was the reaction they encountered from some people there as an interracial couple. The intake form is sent to the Prosecutors, Sheriffs department, and to Dawson Places political director ( and childhood friend of Snohomish County Prosecutor Mark Roe). Vote for Robert Grant. After Dawson Places Board ( which includes Snohomish County Prosecutors and Sheriff) holds meetings and votes on whether to prosecute your case, its assigned often to a public defender. If you have questions regarding accessing additional information about court process and programs, please feel free to contact Court Administration. Lopez Shaw noted Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel, who impressed her with his thoughtful consideration of motions and objections during hearings, sometimes even allowing dead space before a response. In the state Legislature, which I love, she chairs the Members of Color Caucus committee and helped to begin a robust discussion on police use of deadly force issues resulting in a creation of a stakeholder task force. He thought it was a joke from his wifes brother. With the cards stacked against the accused, we may never know if Mr. Bains committed the crime he was found guilty of. He really sits and conjures and thinks, and for my client to see that and have that time, she said, makes my client think theyre really getting a fair trial.. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Robert Grant, 38, found his path to law working at an in-patient treatment facility in Sedro-Woolley, where he heard about the negative experiences his clients had with the justice system. We call it what it is, a tit for tat political appointment for thwarting a valid Bar complaint against then Attorney General Christine Gregoire for costing the taxpayers of Washington State $25,000,000.00 for missing simple court deadlines. "I've been doing that, and I feel like I can bring that to the bench. But if this doesnt strike readers as being a gross deprivation of due process rights of the accused, heres a few more facts about how the Prosecutors and Sheriffs Officers are fixing the entire case against those accused of child abuse and rape. Snohomish County Superior Court Daily Calendar. Snohomish County Child Advocacy Services. Search Washington District Court, Municipal Court, and Traffic Violations Bureau upcoming court dates by name and court. Robert Leachs political appointment was made by Governor Christine Gregoire. In a new release, Grant, a veteran of the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, sai. Invalid password or account does not exist. In the case of the Bar complaint attorney John Scannell filed against Governor Gregoire, Vicki Norris lost it or at least claimed she did. Welcome to Snohomish County Superior Court. Senator June Robinson; Mayors of Everett, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, So imagine this. From that period, one particular case stands out in his mind. If true, should not the officials involved herein be prosecuted for violating the civil rights of the accused or charged with RICO? Logan noted that during his four years in office, he has served as secretary, vice chair, and for the past two years president of the three-person commission. Perhaps if Mr. Bains had known, he might have exercised his right to disqualify a Snohomish County judge as a matter of right once. But Mr. Bain did not because Judge George Appel did not disclose that while he was a Prosecutor he worked inside Dawson Place. 2023, Everett Herald and Sound Publishing, Inc. 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Crank said she is supporting Lopez- Shaws candidacy for Snohomish County Superior Court Position 8 because she believes Lopez-Shaw will bring the viewpoints and experience the county needs for the seat. Deputy Prosecutor Robert Grant to run for Snohomish County Superior By 1983 he had moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife and two boys. Judge ProTem serving Edmonds and Everett Municipal Courts; Snohomish At the time we started investigating Crystal Hill for fraud, it was clear based on her actions in favor of the developers that she had an interest in annexing unincorporated Gold Bar. With no surprise, Grant received endorsements from public safety advocates, judges, and community leaders, including Snohomish County Prosecutor Adam Cornell. The Bar complaint was filed by attorney/.activist John Scannell. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. better informed about the candidates. Endorsed by: Retiring incumbent Judge Eric Lucas; over 30 other Judge Janice Ellis, while acting as prosecutor in Snohomish County, started Dawson Place with former Prosecutor Seth Dawson. Robert Grant Snohomish County Superior Court Position 8 Legal/Judicial Experience Judge ProTem serving Edmonds and Everett Municipal Courts; Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor for over a decade after serving as a law clerk in Snohomish County Superior Court. Threats of harming another Children are little time bombs. Teaches Street Law at Cascade High School, Sno-King soccer coach, and He said, Its the perfect time to go to law school, Lucas recalled. Don't Threaten. The taxpayers are paying for your defense, and it Snohomish County that hand picks which incompetent public defender gets assigned. He is a board member of the Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation, with a primary focus on children, homelessness, and the environment. Type the case number, and click Submit. Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas, who is retiring at the end of the year, is seen here at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Dec. 8. If this inst bad enough, hold onto your seats. experiences and viewpoints. King County Superior Court Effective: January 11, 1999 Replaced: Judge Robert S. Lasnik, appointed to the U.S. District Court. Until Mr. Bains gets a fair trial, we shall never know. Daviss professional background is in behavioral health, an umbrella term which addresses mental health and addiction recovery. Grant is board member for a nonprofit organization helping children and adults on the issues of early childhood education, teen homelessness, addiction and recovery. serves no one. His mothers name was Murphy Lucas. It took years of mental health treatment for the case to proceed against Alan Dean in the killing of Melissa Lee. During a 2016 sentencing, in the case of a young Black man convicted in a 2015 shooting of three men outside a Taco Bell, Lucas raised the issue of racism. Hes been involved with the state Supreme Courts Gender and Justice Commission, addressing domestic violence issues. An alleged non-profit compa, What do Adolf Hitler and Snohomish County Prosecutor Robert Grant have in common? Fair, Ellen J. Before going to law school, he worked as a case manager in a Sedro-Woolley facility for in-patient drug addiction. Deputy Prosecutor Robert Grant running for Superior Court judge Sadly, in Snohomish County, Washington, all the Gods keep giving us for candidates amounts to trash, like Snohomish County Prosecutor Robert Grant. A few weeks ago, the Gold Bar Reporter broke the story of a so called 501 (3) ( c) titledhttp://dawsonplace.org/. In a new release, Grant, a veteran of the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, said he "has spent the last several years prosecuting child sex abusers, arsonists, and murderers. For the last five years he has prosecuted criminal cases involving murder, assaults, rapes and sexual assault and other crimes against children. Thats the sign of a person who is ill, a person who has no compassion. In the Prosecutors Office, Grant serves as a member of the gender equity committee, hiring committee, and as a mentor. Mr. Baines has a public defender and good friend of the lead Dawson Place prosecutor Adam Cornell assigned by Snohomish County Prosecutors Office to defend against allegations that he molested or sought sexual gratification from a 12 year boy. Superior Court Notices State v. Blake Questions: For questions regarding the impact of State v. Blake and possession of controlled substance convictions on your Grant County matters, call the office of Public Defense at (509) 754-6027. Yet Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas made history in the local legal community, becoming the first African American to join the countys bench. On the state level, he has served on the State Building Council and is currently sits on the elevator and safety advisory committee of Washington State Labor and Industries. However, to get to the medical evaluation, first a interview is set up by Snohomish County Sheriffs Office. While both candidates have numerous high-profile endorsements, its important to note that Lucas has endorsed Grant. Overall, heres our findings. The day-to-day work of a judge is behind him, but Lucas plans to stay involved. Theyre broken down. Robert Grant | 2020 Election - Voting for Judges.org fixing cases to condemn the accused for life. Create a password that only you will remember. Snohomish County Public Defenders Associations Director/attorney and partner Vicki Norris is from the law firm of Anderson Hunter. Court Records | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website Deputy Prosecutor Robert Grant running for Superior Court judge The Gold Bar Reporter reported Judge Janice Elliss involvement in all of this a few weeks ago. Judge George Appels crimes againstRamanveer Bains, the above opinion letters were signed by Snohomish County employees,Detective R. Lewis,Christopher Yue, Keri Wallace,Kaia Scott, Amanda Harpell, and Cindy Larsenand was originally posted onhttps://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/appel-works-with-child-advocates/. Seehttps://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/95949-8%20Petition%20for%20Review.pdf, We are going to make the sun shine again in Snohomish County. the county; Snohomish County Democrats; Representative John Lovick and Most trials and hearings are open to the public. . Grant lives in Edmonds with his wife Leah and their three children. He brought racial diversity to Superior Court. Opponent Brian Thompson, also an Edmonds resident, is a Republican who did not anticipate running for office until the governor took extreme action in shutting down our economy and forced me and my employees to stop going to the office. Thompson said it reminded him of a quote from Rev. Health care is one of them, and Davis says that 20 percent of people on Medicaid account for 80 percent of Medicaid cost and many of those are health people with undertreated mental health and substance abuse challenges and are high users of emergency services. They refer you over to Compass Health to obtain a mental health evaluation. Used in 60 percent of abortions here, mifepristones use is threatened in a Texas lawsuit. She serves on various committees, including education and early learning and human services committee the latter of which deals with all issues children from foster care to juvenile justice. Theres no doubt about it, Judge Janice Ellis helped Prosecutor Seth Dawson start Dawson Place. He worked with State Sen. Marko Liias to pass the Greg Gibby Gibson Fire Safety Act in 2019. Title: CASE-New Case Filings Obviously, if youre a corrupt judge, you cant fix cases if the accused is informed, and as for Ramanveer Bains, a man who speaks little English, he was doomed from the get go. You have permission to edit this article. It was a packed courtroom and there were some obvious frustrations with how he ruled, Grant said. She also serves on the appropriations and the consumer protection and business committees, and on the Office of the Insurance Commissioners work group on disaster resiliency. tirelessly to demand justice for survivors and victims of sexual Grant, a veteran of the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, said he "has spent the last several years prosecuting child sex abusers, arsonists, and murderers." In the Prosecutor's Office, Grant serves as a member of the gender equity committee, hiring committee, and as a mentor. Lured to Western Washington by higher pay, the family of seven spent their first months here in a 27-foot trailer before swapping their Spokane house for a home owned by friends in Everett. Lo and behold, two Judges are almost always assigned to adjudicate Dawson Place cases, Judge George Appel and Judge Janice Ellis. In 1972 he graduated from Mariner High School. As a young man, he studied creative writing at Stanford University, helped run an electrical business, and was a student teacher. We encourage our citizens to become more familiar with their courts. Robert Grant and Cassandra Lopez Shaw are well qualified but Grant has served as a pro tem judge. Gibbbs crimes including shuttling terminated John E. Pennington and Court of Appeals Justice Marlin Appelwick to a brothel just outside Portland Oregon to have sex with under age women. Much of U.S. foreign aid supports U.S. jobs and aids groups who are working against our enemies. We do however know that Ramanveer Bains had no past criminal history whatsoever. ", "I'm running for Superior Court Judge to bring an expert knowledge of the law and our community values to the bench," said Grant. Imagine the Judge assigned to adjudicate your case never discloses to you that she or he also worked at Dawson Place and had helped start Dawson Place, this so called 501 (3) ( c). In June 2018, Snohomish County Prosecutor, and Superior Court Judge candidate, Robert Grant, sexually assaulted a co-worker, with his felonious conduct, captured on camera, on the taxpayers payroll while at Lake Chelan. The Legislature enacted a few of the recommendations (regarding police use of force) and it is high time that we do much more Ryu said. Allegations were that Gregoire missed a filing deadline costing the taxpayers of Washington State over $25,000,000.00 while she was the Attorney General of Washington State. In June 2017, Snohomish County activist/journalist Lori Shavlik discovered whats really happening inside Dawson Place i.e. VotingforJudges.org, Bremerton, WA 98311 Lopez-Shaw has been practicing law for 17 years as a trial attorney dealing with family, civil and criminal trials at state, federal court and Court of Appeals. However, what our readers should know is why the OK Boys became a law suit. KORBE, JUSTIN ROBERT: Ctrm 1A: 03/03/2023 9:30 AM: Thompson, Paul W: Jury Trial: Defendant (WIP) 22-1-01034-31: ADL Criminal Adult: Kroger Co . After reading some of the comments you wrote, especially about my children, I decided it was time to make sure you are aware and that it is very clear this was not me and I was not present at that event or conference. Robert has my full endorsement.. "I'm proud of the work I've done taking on crime over the last decade, but it's clear I can have a greater impact reducing crime and improving our approach to criminal justice as a member of the judiciary.". No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism His absence will be deeply felt, and we wish him the best in his retirement years ahead, Weiss said. Neil Patterson and Tom Cox. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. The Clerk offers two options for electronic access to select publicly available court records. Presiding Judge: George F.B. There was no physical evidence of a rape, confirmed by Compass Health. Please read our code at the bottom of this page before commenting. Good morning Saudi Arabia, Snohomish County Washington has a lot in common i.e. Petersons website is here. Lucas has hope. An alleged non-profit. She also pointed out that Dawson Place performs mainly government functions of law enforcement and prosecutor decisions. The mental health evaluation is then sent to the trial judge for determination on whether a defendant is competent to stand trial. As any basketball fan knows, magic happens in March, and our communitys. She also spent eight years on the governors state homeless commission, which she said helped her to understand the power public programs have to positively change people lives. Political pundit, Jim Hightower said If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, Theyd Have Given Us Candidates. He served in Chelan County from 2004 to 2007, and in Snohomish County from 2007 to 2018, when he was appointed to the Superior Court bench by Gov. He earned a bachelors degree in English literature with a minor in elementary education. We have had the opportunity to observe Robert Grant as an attorney regularly appearing before the Snohomish County Superior Court. Another journalist sat down with Ramanveer Bains last week and learned that he doesnt speak nor understand English. Washington State Court Directory: Snohomish County; Superior Court 3000 Rockefeller Ave, MS 502 Everett, WA 98201-4046 Map & Directions Phone . Lucas said hes also creating a therapeutic justice corporation to work on a mission close to my heart., Theres also that long-ago goal after all, he was a creative writing major. Washington State Bar Associations Review Committee makes decision on whether to proceed or not proceed with an investigation on the attorney member. For Grant, it was an internship as a case manager at an involuntary treatment center in Skagit County that prompted him to switch his focus in law school from environmental law to criminal justice.