{"id":2841,"date":"2023-03-30T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2023-12-20T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:00:52","slug":"lovick-adds-seat-to-snohomish-county-district-court-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/2023\/03\/30\/lovick-adds-seat-to-snohomish-county-district-court-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovick adds seat to Snohomish County District Court bench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014 Today Governor Jay Inslee signed into law <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5003&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=false\">SB 5003<\/a> to add one more seat to the Snohomish County District Court bench in a historic move to increase timely access to a fair trial ensured by constitutional law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSB 5003 adds a second judge to the Cascade Division of the Snohomish County District Courts at a time when the need for a new judge is urgent,\u201d said prime sponsor of the bill Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek). \u201cJust last year we saw that protection order filings were up, and with a 30% increase in criminal filings the courts are beyond busy\u2014they are slammed. This legislation ensures our court system is effectively serving the people of Snohomish County in a manner which is timely and accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation comes 25 years after the last judge was added to the District Court system, a gap of time in which Snohomish County has grown by 200,000 residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014 Today Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB 5003 to add one more seat to the Snohomish County District Court bench in a historic move to increase timely access to a fair trial ensured by constitutional law. \u201cSB 5003 adds a second judge to the Cascade Division of the Snohomish County District Courts at a time when the need for a new judge is urgent,\u201d said prime sponsor of the bill Sen. 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