Archived Version: August 19, 2008
An information resource for Washington voters
Ernest Edsel
Clark County Superior Court
Position Two
This race will be decided in the Primary Election.
Current Occupation/Employer: Chief Counsel, NCLC of WA, non-profit, public interest law firm
Education: Dedman Law School, Southern Methodist University; Wharton School of Business, Aresty Inst. Exec. Education
Legal/Judicial Experience: 20 years comprehensive experience in all aspects of civil and criminal law; accredited law lecturer; published author whose four legal publications are used every day by judges and lawyers in all 50 states
Family: Happily married
Significant Career Experience: Advised and represented shareholders who forced $7.4 billion company to profitably restructure. Filed lawsuits to: end government waste and corruption; protect the deaf in courthouses; protect a child’s right to an attorney at proceedings to terminate parental rights.
Candidate Statement: • ENDORSED BY: Nick Huerena and other community leaders from all walks of life. • JUDICIAL INTEGRITY: a judge must always be sober, fair, and 100% free of racial and religious prejudice and other bias. No person should doubt the fairness of the Dept. 2 judge, such as in December 2007, when the WA Judicial Commission ordered a censure against the Dept. 2 judge now seeking reelection [www.cjc.state.wa.us]. • BEST QUALIFIED: Judges, government agencies, and lawyers in all 50 states use my four legal publications, at LEXIS online services, every day. I’ve been an accredited law lecturer at leading law firms, corporations, law schools, and government agencies throughout the country. My legal expertise, independence, and dedication to the Constitution resulted in Clark County Superior Court judges appointing me to represent poor parents with 13 children in foster care. • FAIRNESS: Having represented wealthy and poor clients over the past 20 years, and having established a nonprofit law firm for the middle class, poor, and disabled, I’m fair, without bias. I’m dedicated to equal justice for all, regardless of a person’s wealth, connections, education, or the lawyers or prosecutors involved in court cases.
| ORGANIZATION |
ERNEST EDSEL |
JOHN WULLE |
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Clark County Bar Association (Member Poll) |
Preferred by 23 members |
Preferred by 205 members |
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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER | ERNEST EDSEL | JOHN WULLE |
| Vancouver Columbian |
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| CANDIDATE |
REPORT DATE |
CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| John Wulle | 08/13/2008 | $5,002.42 | $3,341.24 |
| August 17, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | County awaits ballots on Election Day’s eve | |
| August 1, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | Bar association supports incumbent judges | |
| July 30, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | Wulle’s censure a focal point in Superior Court judge’s race | |
| July 21, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | In Our View: Harris and Wulle endorsed | |
| July 9, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | 2005 investigation targeted judicial candidate | |
| February 14, 2008 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | Appeals court rebukes local judge, prosecutor | |
| December 13, 2007 | ||
| Yakima Herald | [Opinion] Clark County deserves better than this judge | |
| December 8, 2007 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | Judge Wulle censured by commission | |
| December 5, 2007 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | [Opinion] Judge Wulle has served with honor | |
| November 29, 2007 | ||
| Vancouver Columbian | [Opinion] Wulle responds |
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