The following is a portion of an article in The Stranger. Interesting read, but the truth is that Judges should be removed if they are incompetent or biased. Justice is blind and if Judges are biased, they are definately not acting judicially. Incompetence, which unfortunately is the case with several Judges in King County, Snohomish County, and Skagit County DUI cases, is unnacceptable. This is why certain Judges must be removed. A reporter or a concerned citizenKi does not know if a Judge is biased or incompetent - lawyers who practice in these courts do.
Now, the article:
Why would you pay attention to the eight judges on the Seattle Municipal Court? Unless you're one of the people who goes before them for a minor offense (disorderly conduct, theft, or another misdemeanor), they don't impact you; not now, and not when you vote in November. Yet, leading up to the election, one industry is paying attention to—fixated on, even—this court and county district courts that also fry small fish: DUI lawyers.
Citizens for Judicial Excellence (CJE)—a political action committee composed primarily of attorneys who defend people caught driving under the influence of alcohol—have raised nearly $200,000 to push judges off the bench. The motive, it says, is promoting a higher-caliber judiciary. But critics (many of whom would not speak on the record, citing professional conflicts) insist the group is trying to replace judges tough on DUIs with carefully selected challengers who will give their clients better treatment.
Click here for more of the story: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/bar-and-driver/Content?oid=4942262
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