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Full Court Press June 2013 As ‘Gideon’ Turns 50, Washington Courts Take New Steps Toward Effective Representation for All Full Cour Press A bi-monthly publication of the Administrative Office of the Courts June 2013 Celebrating Law Day Inside Reaching out to community Improving public defense: Continuing the journey ... Page 2 doesn’t have to cost a lot oing to court can be Reenacting history ... 3 Gintimidating, even frightening, for the average person Justice Vernon R. Pearson —something easy to forget for welcomed tribal courts ... 6 those who work in courts every day. CLJ records in JIS, bringing That fact prompted SeaTac back the old ... 8 Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Bejarano and Court Administrator SeaTac Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Bejarano (far Temple of Justice, when Paulette Revoir to establish a new AGs roamed the halls ... right) joins local high school students for a mock trial event 10 Law Day celebration for their during the court’s Law Day celebration in early May. community, one they intend to keep News briefs ... 11 growing year after year. communities throughout the U.S. in late “It’s a great way to reach out to the April or during the month of May; the People in the news ... 12 community, to demystify the courts,” official Law Day is May 1, though many Bejarano said. “My goal in all this is just to communities celebrate Law Week or Law educate the community and remind people Month. It was established in 1958 by Of Interest of the important role our courts play in President Dwight D. Eisenhower to honor the nation’s commitment to the rule of law, Significant changes proposed the community and to show that the court then was codified into law by Congress the for General Rule (GR) 31.1, is not a scary place.” next year. Access to Administrative Law Day is celebrated by legal (Continued on page 4) Records, have been published for comment through August 26, 2013. Proposed New online self-service log helping changes and clarifications in GR 31.1 involve documents used at judges’ meetings, courts track security incidents chamber records, records on bomb threat against two municipal as a tool for courts to share details of threats court employees’ personal A courts, a suspicious man waiting in and security incidents in easy-to-read formats electronic devices, records of a courthouse parking lot asking about a and printable tables. visiting judges, and more. To judge, several agitated litigants making angry In another step taken this spring, state read the proposed changes statements in courthouse hallways… lawmakers approved enhanced penalties for and/or to comment, visit These incidents recently posed security anyone committing assault in or around a www.courts.wa.gov and concerns in Washington courts and were courtroom. click on “Court Rules,” then recorded into a new online incident log The two moves are aimed at helping “Proposed rules published for comment,” then the “May hosted by the Administrative Office of the courts deal with security issues in the wake Courts (AOC). The log launched in March 2013” link. (Continued on page 5) www.courts.wa.gov http://inside.courts.wa.gov Full Court Press June 2013 As ‘Gideon’ turns 50, Washington courts take new steps toward effective representation for all elebrating the 50th anniversary Sept. 1, 2012. Guidelines on jurisdictions planned to adopt Cof the U.S. Supreme Court’s limiting caseloads of public case-weighting standards for “Gideon v. Wainwright” decision defense attorneys were to calculating caseloads. That report this year encompasses more than take effect in September 2013. can be found at www.opd. honoring the past—the celebration The standards were authored wa.gov/TrialDefense/0094-2013_ also provides an opportunity to by the Washington State Bar Standards-Report.pdf. look closely at the state of public Association’s Council on Public Based on that report, the defense services in Washington and Defense to address concerns Supreme Court adopted a new how they can be strengthened. about the quality of indigent effective date for caseload Efforts have been building for defense services. The Court order standards —Jan. 1, 2015 — years (see Seattle Times guest and text of the new standards to give court leaders time editorial below by Chief Justice can be found at www.courts. to complete case-weighting Barbara Madsen) toward recent wa.gov/content/publicUpload/ studies, and ordered the OPD to actions to help improve public Press%20Releases/25700-A-1004. conduct a statewide attorney defense services across the state. pdf time study and to develop a These include: In March 2013, the Washington model misdemeanor case- On June 15, 2012 the State Office of Public Defense weighting policy. The order can Washington Supreme Court (OPD) submitted a report to be found at www.opd.wa.gov/ adopted new standards for the Supreme Court reviewing TrialDefense/Standards/0096- indigent defense services, most implementation of the new 2013_SupremeCourtOrder.pdf. of which became effective standards and explaining many (Continued next page) http://inside.courts.wa.gov Page 2 Full Court Press June 2013 ‘Gideon v. Wainwright’ reenactment: Honoring the past to help guide the future Current and retired justices of the Washington Supreme Court and members of the state legal community reenacted the historic 1963 U.S. Supreme Court ‘Gideon v. Wainwright’ oral arguments at UW School of Law on April 30, 2013. Here, attorney Jeffery Robinson portrays ‘Gideon’ attorney Abe Fortas in addressing the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court, portrayed by (left to right) retired Justice Gerry Alexander, current Justices Debra Stephens, Mary Fairhurst, Charles Johnson, Barbara Madsen, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Susan Owens, Charlie Wiggins and retired Justice Tom Chambers. Audience members learned the history of the ‘Gideon’ case, watched the reenactment, learned about Washington’s current public defense services from experts such as Washington Defender Association Founding President Bob Boruchowitz (right), and visited with justices. The “Father of Law Related Education,” Isidore Starr, (right) was an honored guest. http://inside.courts.wa.gov Page 3 Full Court Press June 2013 Celebrating Law Day, continued from Page 1 Since then, every U.S. President has issued a Law Day proclamation on May 1, and starting in 1969, the American Bar Association developed an annual theme for that year’s celebration. The ABA has also created a comprehensive Web site with resources and planning guides for any court, bar association or other justice partner wanting to celebrate. SeaTac Municipal Court hosted its first Law Day celebration in 2012 Judge Elizabeth Bejarano (center) with SeaTac city officials and the winner of the after learning how many resources city’s Law Day art contest, Marina, a sixth were available on the ABA Web grade student whose art piece (right) was page. “It’s a great place to get ideas. titled “Gender Rights.” They have every resource you could want,” said Revoir. “So we just kind symposium, which offered 2.75 celebration, which cost less than of jumped in feet first and started CLE credits (this also cost a $1,000. “It doesn’t take a whole lot,” throwing ideas out.” small amount); said Revoir, who also distributes • The court focused on working Speakers from the U.S. a quarterly community newsletter with local students for its first Attorney’s office, the SeaTac written by Bejarano, which they used celebration in 2012, hosting mock Police Department, a local to help publicize the event. trials and conducting K-9, DUI and refugee alliance and more; Bejarano said the court will • drug recognition presentations. A presentation at a local senior continue to celebrate Law Day, th Because 2013 marks the 150 center; providing community members • anniversary of the Emancipation An elementary school art an opportunity to come into court Proclamation signed by Abraham contest focused on the theme of to see how courts serve their Lincoln, the 2013 Law Day theme equality. community and to make courts more was “Realizing the Dream: Equality The court received a small approachable for those that need for All.” The theme provided many budget from the city to fund the court services. opportunities to show that the role courts play in guarding human rights Plan a Law Day celebration “is still really relevant today,” Bejarano said. The American Bar Association provides comprehensive assistance Using the ABA’s planning tips for any court, law school or justice group interested in hosting a Law and resources, SeaTac Municipal Day celebration. The ABA Web site includes a Planning Guide, a dialog Court’s celebration included: guide to help judges or attorneys start conversations about Law Day • A presentation to and themes, templates of press releases and other media materials, a proclamation from the SeaTac list of events around the U.S., artwork that can be used in flyers and City Council; posters, historic information and more. Visit www.lawday.org to learn • Screenings of civil rights more. documentaries that are available In addition, Judge Bejarano and SeaTac Municipal Court from PBS; Administrator Paulette Revoir would be happy to talk with anyone about their experiences planning Law Day events the past two years. • local high Mock trials with They can be reached at [email protected], or at prevoir@ school students; ci.seatac.wa.us. • A human trafficking http://inside.courts.wa.gov Page 4 Full Court Press June 2013 Tracking court security incidents online, continued from Page 1 of budget cuts that have affected AOC Web Integrator Brian court officials. Those penalties now court security resources both at the Stoll assured Marler it was possible pertain to assaults involving anyone state and county level. The steps also as long as court officials could visiting Washington courts. follow a serious courthouse assault in identify which data needed to be Courts will be required to post Grays Harbor County Superior Court gathered.
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