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Editor:
I am writing to endorse Mary Anderson, an independent, non-partisan candidate for Snohomish County Superior Court Judge – Position 12.
Her 14-year career as a trial attorney is distinguished by her practice in state and federal court, and having argued in front of the Washington State Supreme Court twice. She does not bind herself to one specialty, but across various complex fields to include real estate, personal injury, criminal law, family law and more.
Mary Anderson is a staunch advocate for government transparency, something that has been lost in the status quo. Mary emphasizes the importance of community involvement in decision-making, and believes that when communities are well-informed about court procedures and have a say in how the court system operates, it fosters trust and ensures that the judiciary serves everyone equally.
Furthermore, Mary is committed to promoting cultural diversity and inclusion. She believes that a judiciary should be reflective of its community to allow different perspectives to be acknowledged on the bench. Mary is dedicated to fairness, integrity and transparency, ensuring that everyone who comes before her is seen and heard. She aims to give people a voice in the judicial process and build a bridge of understanding between the community and the court.
With her extensive experience and commitment to transparency and integrity, Mary Anderson is the best candidate for Snohomish County Superior Court Judge. I encourage the community to join me in voting for her in the upcoming election.
Christina Morris
It would be helpful for voters if My Edmonds News would publish judge’s past judgements, ruling records, etc. Of course, every person running states they want to be hard on crime, push for government transparency, support diversity, etc etc. What we constituents want to know is more than what they stand for, we want to know HOW they have performed to reach these goals. At polling time people forget who resided over cases that came before courts in the past four years that shaped how we would vote. For example, who resided over the case to decide the request to lower the bail for the person who killed an innocent bystander at Alderwood Mall? Voters are short minded and often vote nonpartisan positions by name recognition, not necessarily their performance record.
You don’t need to do a public records request. All court dockets are available online.
Try this for Snohomish County Superior Court and some other WA trial courts (King & Pierce have their own systems): https://odysseyportal.courts.wa.gov
Search by defendant name and it will show each court appearance and docket entry in the case. For this case involving the Alderwood shooting, there have been several judges who presided over various hearings.
If you want copies of specific documents after reading the docket, you can buy them.
Each judge presides over many many cases a year and it would be impossible for a news outlet to post every order, judgment and verdict for every judge.
More info on locating court records:
https://lawlibguides.seattleu.edu/freelowcost/caselaw#s-lg-box-30749824
Or ask lawyers who frequently appear in the court in the area of law you’re interested in. They usually know their local court well, if they’re litigators, and have intel on judges.
Barbara, you can submit a public records request to determine which judge initially presided over that case. I believe the Governor’s appointee, Patrick Moriarty, initially presided over that matter and set the bail at $500K. You can confirm this with a PRR. Moriarty defeated Mary Anderson last year, and I’m glad to see her running again. I support Mary Anderson and hope others will join me!