Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Tacoma Municipal Court requests the honor of your presence at the swearing-in ceremony for Steven J. Krupa Municipal Court Judge. 

Superior Court Judge Susan Adams is always a pleasure to talk with. I’ve known her since the mid ‘90s when she was a supervisor and I was a new DPA at the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office. Then and now, Judge Adams’s intelligence and warmth are immediately apparent. She is also easy to relate to ...

The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2023-2024 Board of Trustees. One Vice-President position (2023), one Secretary-Treasurer position (2023 and 2024), and three Trustee positions (2023 and 2024). 

TACOMA MUNICIPAL COURT - TMCGR 30 - ELECTRONIC FILING AND SERVICE

(a) Electronic filing (“eFile”) authorization, charges, exceptions, waiver and non-compliance.
(1) Mandatory Electronic Filing (2) Documents That Shall Not Be eFiled (3) Working Copies (4) Waiver of the Requirement to eFiler for attorneys (5) Non-Compliance with this Rule.
(b) Electronic Service. 

 As lawyers and judges our reputations are central to who we are. A sanction by the Bar, or by the Commission on Judicial Conduct, puts a stain on that reputation that, while it may fade after time, will never go away. We, as lawyers, should be the first to call out a wrongful sanction upon another lawyer. We , as lawyers ...

As a new attorney training in an office that has transitioned to predominantly remote work, I have witnessed abandoned offices, scattered furniture, and experienced virtual interactions with peers, colleagues, and courts. Ghosts roam these halls. But I am not frightened; I had a similar experience in law school ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TACOMA (September 23, 2022) – The Judicial Qualifications Committee (JQC) of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association (TPCBA) has completed its ratings for judicial candidates seeking election to the position of Pierce County Municipal Court Judge.

PUBLIC NOTICE

REGARDING REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT

FULL-TIME UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DAVID W. CHRISTEL
IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

How lawmakers are reining in expansive pre-dispute agreements Over one-third of the United States’ workforce are bound by non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”), which—by the very nature of such a covenant—chill employee speech and the free flow of information between employees and jobseekers.[1] Historically ...

In my early 30s, I began experiencing constant skin twitches, like the annoying way an eyelid may flicker for a moment, or when a thumb loses its cool and jumps around of its own volition. This experience was different. The twitches occurred everywhere, like a discordant symphony playing out all over ...