I am a game player. Whether it is cards, board games, or even playground games like hide and seek, I am all in. The idea that you play, you have rules, you compete and there is a conclusion to the game is very satisfying.

I am a game player. Whether it is cards, board games, or even playground games like hide and seek, I am all in. The idea that you play, you have rules, you compete and there is a conclusion to the game is very satisfying.

Greetings, I hope as you transition to spring, you enjoy some last moments of snow (as little as we have received this year!). We have two judicial colleagues to introduce and are excited for them to join our bench. We have also received new data on last year’s cases and what we can look forward to.

Greetings, now that we have started 2024, I hope it is a prosperous and healthy year for you and your families. We have started the new year with a short legislative period and many proposed laws that will affect all of us. We have a superb team assisting us in advocating for the courts both at a local level and at a state level through the Superior Court Judges Association. Comprising one of our biggest concerns are changes in law that affect our operations and result in increased filings and calendars. 

Greetings, now that we have started 2024, I hope it is a prosperous and healthy year for you and your families. We have started the new year with a short legislative period and many proposed laws that will affect all of us. We have a superb team assisting us in advocating for the courts both at a local level and at a state level through the Superior Court Judges Association. Comprising one of our biggest concerns are changes in law that affect our operations and result in increased filings and calendars. 

Greetings, I am writing my first column as King County Superior Court Presiding Judge. First, I want to thank Judge Oishi as our former Presiding Judge. He led our Court as we came out of the pandemic and led us through many twists and turns. We ramped back up to deal with the backlog of cases but also pivoted during flare ups of the virus. He worked with KCBA to get us back to doing in-person swearing in ceremonies for new attorneys and our first in-person bench-bar conference since the pandemic. His December column discussed all that was accomplished during his tenure, so I won’t duplicate that, but what I am most appreciative of is how inclusive he was with me and our entire Court. For that, I am very grateful and I know our Court is very grateful for all that he has done.

Greetings, I am writing my first column as King County Superior Court Presiding Judge. First, I want to thank Judge Oishi as our former Presiding Judge. He led our Court as we came out of the pandemic and led us through many twists and turns. We ramped back up to deal with the backlog of cases but also pivoted during flare ups of the virus. He worked with KCBA to get us back to doing in-person swearing in ceremonies for new attorneys and our first in-person bench-bar conference since the pandemic. His December column discussed all that was accomplished during his tenure, so I won’t duplicate that, but what I am most appreciative of is how inclusive he was with me and our entire Court. For that, I am very grateful and I know our Court is very grateful for all that he has done.

Aloha from King County Superior Court. My term as Presiding Judge ends at the beginning of 2024, and this will be my final PJ column.

Aloha from King County Superior Court. My term as Presiding Judge ends at the beginning of 2024, and this will be my final PJ column.

Aloha from King County Superior Court.

Our newest judges, Judge Rampersad and Judge Crisalli, are both underway and tackling their challenging caseloads. Judge Crisalli is assigned as a general trial judge at the MRJC, and Judge Rampersad is assigned to Unified Family Court. It is exciting that King County Superior is again back up to full strength with 54 judges!