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Spokane's business community hoped to locate the courthouse in the central business district of the city, which was located on the south side of the river. Rural communities in Spokane County advocated for a more rural location, and even threatened to secede and form a new county if a satisfactory site was not chosen.
While each county has a Superior Court, some of the less populated counties are grouped into a single district, sharing a single judge and administration. The judge for these multi-county districts rotates between the counties as needed, with each County Superior Court having its own courtroom and staff.
In Washington, there are several state courts. Judges are elected and serve four-year or six-year terms. Most judges first come to office when the governor of Washington appoints them after a vacancy is created – either by the death, resignation, retirement, or removal of a sitting judge, or when a new seat on the bench is created by the Washington State Legislature.
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Kathleen O’Connor (1975): [79] First female Judge of the Superior Court of Spokane County, Washington; Gloria Ochoa-Bruck: [80] First Latino American female judge in Spokane County, Washington; Charnelle Bjelkengren: [52] First African American female to become a Judge of the Superior Court of Spokane County, Washington (2019)
Oct. 2—A state appeals court judge who stung Spokane County prosecutors and police with accusations of racist enforcement of the law has rejected calls that he recuse himself from ruling on ...
Charnelle Marie Bjelkengren (born 1975) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Spokane County Superior Court since 2019. She is a former nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley officials discussed legislation on Tuesday that, if approved, would allow the city to donate surplus properties to build affordable housing. State law allows ...