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2024 Bench Bar Conference Building Connections Between the Bench and the Local Legal Community

Posted on: Jan 1, 2025
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The annual KCBA Bench Bar Conference was held on November 8th at the SeattleState & Limited Jurisdiction Courts Update Panelists (from left to right): Hon. Faye Chess, Seattle Municipal Court Presiding Judge; Hon. Rebecca C. Robertson, King County District Court Chief Presiding Judge; Hon. Cecily Hazelrigg, Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1, Judge; Hon. Lori K. Smith, Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1, Chief Judge; Hon. Ketu Shah, King County Superior Court Presiding Judge, Moderator. Convention Center. The planning committee consisting of Presiding Judge Ketu Shah, Katie Comstock, Colin Mieling, and KCBA President Erin Overbey. KCBA staff members Bridget Schuster and Emily Miller put together a great program including updates from each level of Washington’s courts; two panels on the use of AI in the legal profession; a look at Indian Law from Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis; and a session on remote proceedings following the end of the Supreme Court Emergency Order.

The event was fully in-person and was well attended. We welcomed over 20 judges both as panelists and attendees. One new agenda item this year was a featured “Lunch with the Judges”. Registrants and judges alike were given lunch and had the opportunity to converse and build connections.

We would like to thank our Planning Committee and our presenters for making this event wonderful.The Ethics of AI in Legal Pleadings Panelists (from left to right): Paula Emery, Emery Law & Mediation Services; Hon. Paul Crisalli, King County Superior Court Judge; Jeanne Marie Clavere, WSBA Senior Professional Responsibility Counsel.

If you missed out on the fun, don’t worry! The recording is posted to our video library.Litigators’ Roundtable presenters (from left to right): Colin Mieling, Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender; Jeff Odom, Lane Powell PC; Katie Comstock, Levy Von Beck Comstock PS; Hardeep Rehki, Rekhi & Wolk.

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