John (Zamboni) Scannell

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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Opponent: Debra Stephens

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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NEWSPAPER	JOHN SCANNELL	DEBRA STEPHENS
The Columbian
Everett Herald
The Olympian
Seattle Times
Spokesman-Review
The Stranger
Tacoma News Tribune
Tri-City Herald
Yakima Herald-Republic

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