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Do you know what role the Washington State Supreme Court Justices play in our lives? What is the role of an independent judiciary in our governmental system of checks and balances? What is the rule of law anyway?
These are questions that many voters will have as they consider their primary ballots arriving this month, when five of the nine seats on the Washington State Supreme Court will be on the ballot.
The North King County Unit of the League of Women Voters of Seattle King County is sponsoring a public presentation featuring King County Bar Association (KCBA) Vice President Cynthia B. Jones and Judge Johanna Bender from the KCBA’s Civics Stewardship program.
The presentation is scheduled 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 in Third Place Commons, Lake Forest Park Town Center mall, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park.
The goal of the KCBA Civics Stewardship Program is to enhance understanding of the justice system and its role in the three branches of government.
Cynthia Jones is a practicing attorney who focuses on civil and criminal appeals in federal and state courts, including the Supreme Court of Washington.
Johanna Bender has served on the King County Superior Court bench since 2015 and is the former chief judge of the Maleng Regional Justice Center, assistant chief criminal judge for the Superior Court and the lead judge for the Involuntary Treatment Court. She is currently assigned to hear child welfare cases.
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