From the Yakima Herald-Republic Online News.

Posted on Friday, March 19, 2010

Nineteen new judges, pro temp
GORDON KING

Nineteen attorneys, including John Moore, left, sign their oaths of office after being sworn in as judges pro tem Friday in Yakima.


The attorneys are volunteering their time to work as judges to reduce the backlog of civil and domestic relations cases in Yakima County Superior Court.


Yakima County officials believe it’s the first time in the nation that a group of attorneys has volunteered to work for free as judges. The volunteer attorneys will undergo regular training that the county offers for judges pro tem. The parties in a case must agree on which attorney will be their judge.
Nineteen attorneys, including John Moore, left, sign their oaths of office after being sworn in as judges pro tem Friday, March 19, 2010 in Yakima, Wash. . The attorneys are volunteering their time to work as judges to reduce the backlog of civil and domestic relations cases in Yakima County Superior Court. Yakima County officials believe it's the first time in the nation that a group of attorneys has volunteered to work for free as judges. The volunteer attorneys will undergo regular training that the county offers for judges pro tem. The parties in a case must agree on which attorney will be their judge.
GORDON KING/Yakima Herald-Republic
Nineteen attorneys, including John Moore, left, sign their oaths of office after being sworn in as judges pro tem Friday, March 19, 2010 in Yakima, Wash. . The attorneys are volunteering their time to work as judges to reduce the backlog of civil and domestic relations cases in Yakima County Superior Court. Yakima County officials believe it's the first time in the nation that a group of attorneys has volunteered to work for free as judges. The volunteer attorneys will undergo regular training that the county offers for judges pro tem. The parties in a case must agree on which attorney will be their judge.
Nineteen attorneys, including John Moore, left, are sworn in as judges pro tem Friday, March 19, 2010 in Yakima, Wash. . The attorneys are volunteering their time to help reduce a backlog of civil and domestic relations cases in Yakima County Superior Court. Yakima County officials believe it's the first time in the nation that a group of attorneys has volunteered to work for free as judges. The volunteer attorneys will undergo regular training that the county offers for judges pro tem. The parties in a case must agree on which attorney will be their judge.
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Nineteen attorneys, including John Moore, left, are sworn in as judges pro tem Friday, March 19, 2010 in Yakima, Wash. . The attorneys are volunteering their time to help reduce a backlog of civil and domestic relations cases in Yakima County Superior Court. Yakima County officials believe it's the first time in the nation that a group of attorneys has volunteered to work for free as judges. The volunteer attorneys will undergo regular training that the county offers for judges pro tem. The parties in a case must agree on which attorney will be their judge.