20 Years Anniversary

 

Thinking back to what a great time we had celebrating different events. With Lee usually cutting the cake with a samurai sword.

Here are some photos of the 20th year anniversary of Lee, Norm and I in the KCPA office from the scrap pile. There's Dan presiding over the event back when he was Chief of Staff. 

 

Leader in Criminal Justice Reform

Norm Maleng - the duly elected King County Prosecutor - was the Legal Leader in criminal justice reform.

Criminal Division of the King County Prosecutor's Office in the 90's

 

Here's the Criminal Division of the King County Prosecutor's Office on 3rd and James in the 90's. What a team of public servants, and here are Greg, Deanna and Mike. Greg was a terrific prosecutor and left us way too soon.

Prosecutor Training at the National Level

 

Attendees & Faculty at the National Advocacy Center

More reflections on the National Advocacy Center (NAC). 95% of all prosecutions in this country, as many of you know, are conducted by state and local prosecutors. For a period of time, the NAC served as a national institution where they could go for training along with federal prosecutors who were trained in the other half of the NAC. By 2007, 20,000 state and local prosecutors had received training there before the doors to the NAC were closed to all but federal prosecutors. At the beginning of each course, photographs, like these here, were taken one of the full class, and the other of the faculty. Dolly and Margaret, the trainers, there you are. Of course, we recruited faculty from the King County Prosecutor’s office. More pictures to come on my blog about criminal justice reform roadwaystojustice.blogspot.c

Faculty

Lecture Room in the National Advocacy Center

Course Managers

Faculty in a Courtroom 

And who are they laughing at in the Video Room?

Learn from the Best

 

In 1971, I second chaired a death-penalty case, and my lead was Assistant Chief Deputy Prosecutor Frederick L. Yeatts. On June 28, 1971, defendant Leydell Lee Baker shot forty-four-year-old Reginald L. Cole in the backyard of Cole’s Seattle home. I learned from the best. The trial, appeal and aftermath had several twists and turns as is recounted in my recent book Roadways to Justice: Reforming the Criminal Justice System. Here are some photographs from Fred’s retirement party from the King County Prosecutor's office in January 1971. Recognize anyone? More photos from the party below.

In 1998, I was working in my office in the King County Courthouse when I got a call from Robert Fertitta, Dean of the National College of District Attorneys. He offered me the chance of a life time—to move to Columbia, South Carolina and be a pioneer in setting up national training courses for state and local prosecutors at a national training center. The training center would be called the National Advocacy Center (NAC), and it would have over 200,000 square feet of classrooms, lecture halls, courtrooms, and hotel accommodations. I accepted the offer. The NAC, as you can see, it looks like the Palace of Versailles of the South. The story of the rise (a major reform of the criminal justice system) and fall of the NAC for state and local prosecutors is told in my new book Roadways to Justice: Reforming the Criminal Justice System. 

Here are more pictures of the NAC and colleagues and attendees. More to come later.

King County Prosecutor's Criminal Division Gathering

 

Don't remember what we were celebrating here. Recognize the talented prosecutors, future judges, future chief deputy, private practice lawyers and more? And, here's more from the scrap pile: