Evan E. Sperline
Party: Nonpartisan
Candidate for: Grant County Superior Court Judge
Incumbent? Yes
Age: 58
Hometown: Lakeview Park
Occupation: Superior Court Judge
50-word statement: I thank the people of Grant County for the trust they've placed in me over the last 25 years. I hope in every way to continue to earn their trust and respect.
Three priorities: 1. Enhance public understanding of courts and legal processes.
2. Reduce the delay and expense inherent in litigation.
3. Preserve the dignity of every person before the court.
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Staff find savior budget item for cash-starved drug courts
Staff find savior budget item for cash-starved drug courts
Benton County commissioners may have found a way to keep cash-starved adult and juvenile drug court programs from expiring at the end of this year.
A stash of several hundred thousand dollars set aside as elections account reserve for 2012 won't be needed and could be available, said Keith Mercer, the county's finance manager.
Discovery of the cache came unexpectedly after county court administrators, a judge, a prosecutor and a police chief lobbied county commissioners Tuesday morning to keep the drug court programs alive in 2012.
Moses Lake man jailed over threat to governor
Moses Lake man jailed over threat to governor
EPHRATA -- A Moses Lake man who made a threat in call to the governor's office was sentenced to three months in jail.
The Columbia Basin Herald reports 60-year-old Jeffrey L. Cornell pleaded guilty to threatening the governor or family and was sentenced Aug. 16 in Grant County Superior Court. The sentence amounts to time he has already served since he was charged in May.
Court papers say Cornell called the governor's office, asking for his birth certificate. When a staff member told him she was going to transfer him to someone who could help, Cornell became angry and said he would "crash and burn into your White House and I will blow you up."
Franklin County officials want to add to staff
Franklin County officials want to add to staff
A full-time Superior Court commissioner, two clerks and four correction officers are among the wish list additions Franklin County elected officials and department heads will present to commissioners this week.
But whether those requests become a reality will depend on how Franklin County wrestles with its preliminary 2012 budget that has a deficit of about $1.8 million.
The county's draft 2012 operating budget is estimated to have about $24.3 million in expenses but $22.5 million in revenues, according to county documents.
COURT CLOSURES: Benton, Franklin courts to close early today, closed tomorrow
COURT CLOSURES: Benton, Franklin courts to close early today, closed tomorrow
Benton County Superior Court will be minimally staffed this afternoon due the inclement weather.
Two criminal trials are continuing as jurors have indicated that want to continue serving, according to Clerk Josie Delvin.
Eighteen cases are left on the docket and moving forward this afternoon, she said.
Trial in shooting death delayed
Trial in shooting death delayed
The trial for a 28-year-old man charged in the 2008 shooting death of a Pasco father has been delayed five weeks.
Jose Garcia-Morales now is set to face a Franklin County Superior Court jury March 14.
He is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for fatally shooting Alfredo Garcia and critically injuring his wife Maria Ramirez de Garcia in their east Pasco home.
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