Minimum Wage for One, Minimum Wage for All
Minimum Wage for One, Minimum Wage for All By: Sara Fradi, 2L at the Seattle University School of Law, Law Clerk at HWS Law Group In light of the monograph being moved to the Chelan County Courthouse where the West Coast Hotel Co v. Parrish was originally tried, the WSCHS thought a review of the […]
Chelan County Courthouse
Chelan County Courthouse – Wenatchee, Washington By David Peterson & Celeste Stokes Chelan County Courthouse – Wenatchee, Washington Chelan County’s multi-building courthouse complex is located just west of the Wenatchee’s commercial core, at Orondo Avenue and Washington Street. Although the facility has grown over the years, at its heart is a brick and terra-cotta structure […]
Donated Library of Charles Raymond Lewis and Judge A.W. Frater
Donated Library of Charles Raymond Lewis and Judge A.W. Frater Rob Mead, JD, MLS, State Law Librarian One of the sorrows of our digital age is the gradually waning importance of printed books in the life of lawyers. Until recently, books have dominated the life of the law. Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “Books constitute capital. A […]
Where are the Temple of Justice Monographs Now?
Where are the Temple of Justice Monographs Now? When the Temple of Justice was originally envisioned by the architects in the 1920’s, they imagined large murals behind the bench. But unfortunately the project ran out of money when the Temple opened and the mural project sat uncompleted until Justices Alexander, Talmadge and Wiggins undertook this […]
Celeste Stokes awarded 2023 WDTL Community Leadership Award
Celeste Stokes awarded 2023 WDTL Community Leadership Award Celeste Stokes is the recipient of this year’s Community Leadership Award. My name is Gauri Locker, and I’m the WDTL Community Service Committee Chair. Celeste is my friend, mentor, and coworker, and I was proud to nominate her for this award. Celeste is currently out of the […]
Conclusion of Wn.2d and Beginning of Wn.3d
Conclusion of Wn.2d and Beginning of Wn.3d Rob Mead, State Law Librarian Legal publishing in Washington turned to a new chapter on April 18, 2023 with the publication of the first volume of Washington Reports, Third Series. The first case in the new series is Wash. Food Indus. Ass’n v. City of Seattle, 1 Wn.3d […]
King County Superior Court Installs Judicial Service Wall
King County Superior Court Installs Judicial Service Wall If you haven’t visited the King County Courthouse recently, you might be surprised to find a new court history installation in Courtroom E942. On the back wall are inscribed the names and service dates of all King County Superior Court Judges, from the formation of the Court […]
Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse – Port Townsend, Washington Jefferson County, created in 1852, initially rented premises in Port Townsend for use as a courthouse. In the late 19th century, the ca. 1874 two-story commercial building still standing downtown at 226 Adams Street (and the first masonry building in the city) served in the role. As the […]
Voting Rights
Evolution of Voting Rights in Washington State by Leonard Garfield When Isaac Stevens became Washington Territory’s first governor in 1853—one of the earliest signs of American government in our region—no one who lived here cast a vote for him. No one could, of course, because territorial residents did not have the suffrage, and Stevens was […]
History of the Temple of Justice
History of the Temple of Justice by David Peterson & Celeste Stokes In 1911 Walter R. Wilder and Harry K. White, architects from New York, submitted the winning design for a group of buildings to comprise the state Capitol Campus, with the construction of the first building, the Temple of Justice. In the Spring of […]