{"id":2705,"date":"2022-02-15T18:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T01:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2022-02-15T18:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T01:09:41","slug":"what-a-week-a-quick-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/2022\/02\/15\/what-a-week-a-quick-update\/","title":{"rendered":"What a week! A quick update&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends, and neighbors,<\/p>\n<p>It has been a big week. Between presiding over the Senate for my first time, passing legislation for our court system, to staying on the floor until past 9pm some days, we have been staying busy!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at how the week has been going,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better Access to Timely Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited to announce that Senate Bill 5575 passed the Senate with unanimous support!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2706 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/This-Week-8-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/This-Week-8-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/This-Week-8-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/This-Week-8.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it clears the House, the bill will add TWO new judges to the Snohomish County Superior Court. This will provide some welcome relief to our court system and more access to timely justice. Currently Snohomish County, the second fastest growing county in the state, has 15 superior court judges and more than 820,000 residents. A ratio of 1\/55,000. King and Pierce County have a ratio of 1 judge for every 39,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p>Great thanks to my colleagues in the Senate for their support of the people in Snohomish County. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his letter from the Birmingham Jail, \u201cjustice too long delayed is justice denied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serving as the President of the Senate (temporarily)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2707 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_20220208_160120ab-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_20220208_160120ab-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_20220208_160120ab-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_20220208_160120ab-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_20220208_160120ab.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I was sworn into the Washington State Senate on December 15th, the last thing I thought was that<\/p>\n<p>I would be presiding over the senate chamber just 29 days into session. But it happened! Last week, I was bestowed the incredible honor of serving as acting President (Deputy President Pro Tem) for nearly a whole week.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the learning curve was steep but from what I hear from my colleagues, I am what they call \u201ca natural\u201d at it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Join us for a virtual Town Hall!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to hear what\u2019s important to you! Please join me and the rest of the 44th Legislative District delegation tomorrow, February 16th, 6-7pm via Facebook Live. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what we\u2019re doing and to answer any questions you might have. It\u2019s free and we are taking all the questions we can get to. To ensure your questions are answered, you can submit them ahead of time by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/44thTownHall\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure you don\u2019t miss it, Like &amp; Follow my Facebook page at www.facebook.com\/SenJohnLovick<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2708 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1-847x477.png 847w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/44th-VTH-FB-Event-Cover-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, my phone is always on, and my door is always open.<\/p>\n<p>Honored to serve,<\/p>\n<p>-Senator John Lovick<\/p>\n<p>44th Legislative District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends, and neighbors, It has been a big week. Between presiding over the Senate for my first time, passing legislation for our court system, to staying on the floor until past 9pm some days, we have been staying busy! Here\u2019s a look at how the week has been going, &nbsp; Better Access to Timely Justice I\u2019m excited to announce that Senate Bill 5575 passed the Senate with unanimous support! When it clears the House, the bill will add TWO new judges to the Snohomish County Superior Court. 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