a dispute is presented, it is not Martin, The Role of the Bar in Electing the Bench although severalattempts have been made to change it, the outline for selecting judges remains unchanged. MackF. Gose was a close friend and political ally of Governor- elect Samuel Cosgrove.Sheldon, Charles...
The State of Washington challenges the trial court's power under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 (SRA), RCW 9.94A, to sentence Dean Allen Bernhard, a defendant with a prior criminal record, to an inpatient drug treatment facility. According to the State, under a standard SRA sentence, the...
Article IV, Section 1 of Washington's Constitution vests the judicial power of this state in a separate branch of government the judiciary. Washington State Bar Ass'n v. State,125 Wash. 2d 901, 906,890 P.2d 1047(1995). Legislation which violates the separation of powers doctrine is void....
The Washington Supreme Court in 2021 struck down the state law making drug possession a felony. The court said it was unconstitutional because it did not require prosecutors to prove that someone knowingly had the drugs. Washington was the only state in the country without that req...
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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body of the United States, which is composed of nine lifetime judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate. Its jurisprudence is binding on the whole country and enjoys special judicial review right, that is, ...
Where that occurs, this Survey has identified the independent approach adopted by the Washington State Supreme Court. This Survey contains updated case comments and statutory references that are current through March 2013, and focuses primarily on search and seizure law in the criminal context; it ...
The Post report focused on Trump's response to comments Gorsuch made to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal in February, when he called Trump's criticism of judges “disheartening” and “demoralizing.” The report was attributed to “several people with knowledge of the discussions....
Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, October 5, 2011, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing; "Considering the Role of Judges Under the Constitution of the United States." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci ...
That appeal appeared to enjoy some traction with the appeals judges, although they have yet to rule on it. Sauer spent six years as the solicitor general of Missouri, acting as the top appellate lawyer for that state. He got his undergraduate degree from Duke University, a mas...