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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday,
May 15, 2008
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Brett
Buckley, District Court Judge, 360-786-5450 |
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Tom
Ball, Director, District Court Probation, 360-786-5452 |
Thurston
County District Court Judge Receives Special Honor
OLYMPIA
-- Thurston County District Court Judge Brett Buckley recently, was named
Judge of the Year by the Misdemeanant Corrections Association (MCA).
The recognition came on May 6, 2008 at MCA’s annual conference in
Chelan. Judge Buckley was honored
for his leadership as the Chair of the District and Municipal Court Judges
Association legislative committee. The
Association was instrumental in passing legislation clarifying that
misdemeanant probation officers’ liability attaches only for gross
negligence in the conduct of their duties.
The MCA was organized in 1971 by misdemeanant probation directors to
enhance the quality, continuity and effectiveness of probation services within
Washington
State
. One of the goals of MCA is the
development and support of legislation pertaining to misdemeanant corrections
programs.
Judge Buckley has been a strong supporter of community-based domestic
violence prevention and mental health and DUI treatment programs which focus
on individual responsibility in holding perpetrators accountable for their own
behavior.
Judge
Buckley served as a Court Commissioner in District Court for about ten years.
In March of 2006 he was sworn in as the county’s newest District
Court Judge, joining Kip Stilz and Sue Dubuisson on the bench.
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