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JANUARY 29, 2008
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GREETERS
Rick Hervey, Matt LeMaster
BACK TABLE DUTY
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INVOCATION
Dan McDonald
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Jeff Chen
John Goodwin
Tony Ravani
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Justice Bobbe J. Bridge
Washington State Supreme Court
"Raising Awareness of the Needs (and Strengths) of Children and Youth in the Foster Care System & How Community Members Can Help to Mentor Them"
The Honorable Bobbe J. Bridge was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by Governor Locke in 1999. She was elected in 2000 and again in 2002. Before serving on the Supreme Court, Justice Bridge served as a King County Superior Court judge for ten years and as Presiding Judge of the 51-member Court for two years. She was the Chief Judge of King County Juvenile Court from 1994 to 1997 and the President of the Superior Court Judges’ Association in 1999. Before joining the bench, Justice Bridge was the first female partner at the law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer.Throughout her judicial career, Justice Bridge has been active in efforts to improve the administration of justice for children and families. She currently serves as co-chair for the Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care, whose mission is to establish safe, permanent families for all children in foster care. She chairs the Domestic Violence/Child Maltreatment Statewide Protocol Project, and serves as co-chair for the State Becca Task Force, which focuses on truancy prevention. Justice Bridge recently led the Select Committee on Adolescents in Need of Long Term Placement, to help the State better respond to unique needs of children who are simultaneously involved in the juvenile justice, child welfare, and related systems. She is a member of the Executive Board of Catalyst for Kids, a coalition of child advocates, courts, and community service providers working to improve services to children in foster care. Justice Bridge was instrumental in the introduction of Unified Family Court to King County and has worked to expand its use to other courts. Also in King County, she led the creation of the Juvenile Justice Operational Master Plan, which effected significant changes in juvenile offender court practices and services, reduced the number of kids in detention, and eliminated the need for a new secure juvenile facility without sacrificing public safety. Under her leadership, King County’s Juvenile Drug Court was established, and she chaired the Oversight Committee for the Parents Representation Project, improving representation for parents in child abuse and neglect cases. During her term as the Presiding Judge of the King County Superior Court, Justice Bridge helped establish a child care facility at the Regional Justice Center in Kent. It is the first court-based child care center in the Pacific Northwest, allowing parents and guardians with business before the court to leave young children, who would otherwise have to wait in hallways or courtrooms, in a safe environment.
For nearly twenty years, Justice Bridge has served on a host of committees, commissions, and work groups advising the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Social and Health Services on issues relating to children and families. Justice Bridge is the Founder and President of the Board for the Center for Children & Youth Justice. The Center helps parents, advocates, judges, legislators, policymakers, and professionals to shape a brighter future for youth involved in Washington’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems by sponsoring research, targeting grant funding toward evidence-based programs, developing partnerships, and providing training and education. The Center has been chosen to lead the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative in Washington. The Center has also assisted the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a review of potential investment programs to provide prevention and early intervention services to youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. Justice Bridge is also the Chair of the Board for YouthCare, an organization dedicated to educating, employing, and empowering Seattle’s vulnerable homeless youth. Justice Bridge chairs as well the University of Washington NEW Leadership Puget Sound Advisory Committee, which provides training for young women to become leaders in their communities. At the University of Washington Law School, she and her husband Jon have established a Professorship in Child Advocacy.
Justice Bridge has received numerous awards both as a judge and as an advocate for Washington’s children. In honor of their lifelong commitment to community service, Justice Bridge and her husband, Jon, were jointly awarded the 2006 Isabel Colman Pierce Award for Excellence in Community Service by the YWCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish County. Her long list of other awards include the 2007 Passing the Torch Award from the Washington Women Lawyers, the 2007 Seattle Civil Rights Champion Award from Lambda Legal, the 2003 David W. Soukoup “Speak Up for a Child” Award from the Washington State Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates and Guardians ad Litem, the 2001 Distinguished Alumna Award from the University of Washington School of Law, the 2001 Jurist of the Year Award from the Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section, and the 1999 Judge of the Year Award from the King County Bar Association.
Group Trip to Nepal on February 13th!
Joining Rob and his wife Gina on this life-changing trip will be:
From Bellevue RC Charlotte Ellis and her friend Sandy Anderson; Laurie Larson and her son, Eric, who is 15 years old
From Vashon Island RC
From Vashon Island RC
Eugene Lipitz and his 10 year-old daughter Sophie; Gary Sipple; Kathleen Davis and her husband Dr. Chris Davis
From Renton RC
From Renton RC
Doug and Sonja Kyes; Jim Sullivan; Sally Rochelle
From Redmond Rousers
From Redmond Rousers
RC Scott Stahr
From Maple Valley RC
From Maple Valley RC
Ric Holm and his wife, Cindy who is a teacher of the blind and visually impaired
From BCC Rotaract Club
From BCC Rotaract Club
Katie Wilson
From San Francisco RC
From San Francisco RC
Angel Kelhev
From Walker, Minnsota RC
From Walker, Minnsota RC
Brad Putney and friend Claudia Allene
From West Seattle RC
From West Seattle RC
Jan Secor
Follow the trip progress on the District 5030 website. On this webpage you can subscribe to the site and get updates sent to your email inbox! The group will be leaving on February 13th for a two-week visit.