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General Election: November 4, 2014

An information resource for Washington voters
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John (Zamboni) Scannell
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Washington Supreme Court
Position 7

Legal/Judicial Experience: John Scannell organized and filed a
class action lawsuit which won millions of dollars for City of Seattle
employees. He blocked/delayed the building of sports stadiums by
challenging their public financing. He was elected employee
representative by the City of Seattle employees on the Civil Service
Commission.
Other Professional Experience: No information submitted
Education: Graduated with honors at Renton High School. Graduated
with honors University of Washington with major in Physics, minor in
mathematics Became the second person to complete the State of Washington
Law Clerk program in the minimum of four years
Community Service: Performed pro bono legal work for low income
clients and prisoners.
Statement: Zamboni John Scannell has been one of the few
attorneys in the State that has actively been supporting the American
Bar Associations long standing criticism of the Washington attorney
disciplinary system. He has filed a federal RICO lawsuit citing the
problems the Washington State Bar Association has created by
administering the system. The Washington State Supreme Court is in
charge of the system, but the court has come under sharp criticism for
40 years for its practice of delegating its responsibility to the
Washington State Bar Association. The ABA rightly likens this to the
practice of putting the fox in charge of the henhouse, with Washington
being one of the few state that still continue this practice. The
practice of putting a politically elected bar leadership in charge of
attorney discipline has resulted in low charging rates, discipline
directed at attorney who represent unpopular clients, as well as
discipline directed at minority attorneys in disproportionate numbers.
John Scannell appears to be the only candidate that advocates taking the
bar association out of the disciplinary process. Scannell will protect
the rights of Washington citizens with decisions that are intelligent,
just and ethical.
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Official web site:
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Opponent: Debra Stephens
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Candidate ratings:
ORGANIZATION |
JOHN
SCANNELL |
DEBRA
STEPHENS |
Cardozo Society |
* |
* |
King County Bar Association |
Not Qualified |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
Joint Asian Judicial
Evaluations Committee |
* |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
Latina/o Bar Association
of Washington |
* |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
Municipal League
of King County |
* |
* |
QLaw: The GLBT Bar
Association
of Washington |
* |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
Washington Association
of Prosecuting Attorneys |
Unqualified |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
Washington Women Lawyers |
* |
Exceptionally
Well Qualified |
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