We are now in the thirteenth year of the consent decree between the City of Seattle and the U.S. Department of Justice to remedy various unconstitutional acts by the Seattle Police Department. In 2012 when this process began, it’s doubtful anyone imagined it would go on this long – especially not U.S. District Court Judge James Robart, who has overseen every moment of it. But Wednesday morning, at a status conference called by Robart, he and representatives of both the city and the feds seemed to agree that the end may finally be in sight.