SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane County leaders are taking steps to ask state lawmakers for help in pushing for an additional superior court judge as thousands of cases remain stuck in limbo.
Spokane County Commissioners are now taking action, formally asking the state to add a 14th Superior Court Judge.
The move comes after pressure from Superior Court Judges and the Spokane County Bar Association, who say the court system is overwhelmed and thousands of cases are stalled…