District Court
Voting for a judge: does it matter?
April 21, 2022
Matt Benoit
A Whatcom District Court judgeship will be contested in the primary for the first time in 24 years—prompting the question of why some judges are elected.
Local courts work to catch up on COVID-backlog delays in delivering justice
July 23, 2021
Matt Benoit
Courts in Whatcom County are trying to regain the flow of delivering justice that was in play prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown — and the recovery is proceeding differently at each level of the court system.