Archived Version: August 7, 2012
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Christopher Melly
Clallam County Superior Court
Department 1
Legal/Judicial Experience: Served the public as a Deputy
Prosecutor, Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Court Commissioner and Hearing
Examiner (quasi-judicial officer).
Other Professional Experience: Memberships include(d) the
Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, District and Municipal
Court Judges Association and the Washington State Hearing Examiners
Association.
Education: Rutgers University Law School (Juris Doctor 1978);
Wayne State University (Bachelor of Arts with Distinction,
History/Psychology 1974); Washington Judicial College (2006); National
College of District Attorneys (1995).
Community Service: Serenity House Board of Directors; North
Olympic Library System Trustee; United Way representative; Rotary Club
exchange student host parent; soccer coach/board member; cub scout den
leader/board member.
Statement: Christopher Melly was admitted to the bar in 1978. He
is admitted to practice before Washington Courts, the federal District
Courts for Washington and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Furthermore,
he was admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court in the
context of a death penalty case. Mr. Melly has argued before or briefed
the appellate courts approximately 30-35 times during his career. He has
also appeared before the Washington State Growth Management Hearings
Board and Shoreline Hearings Board.
Mr. Melly served as Clallam County Chief Deputy Prosecutor for 17 years
under three administrations (Bruneau [R], Shea [D] and Kelly [R]). He
has a broad range of civil and criminal law experience and has presided
over criminal calendars; therapeutic courts; juvenile court and land
use/shoreline hearings.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969, trained as a rifleman and
linguist (Vietnamese-Defense Language Institute) and served with the 5th
and 7th Marines in Vietnam in 1970-71. He honorably discharged as a
corporal and financed his education by GI Bill and factory work.
Mr. Melly is experienced, fair, respectful and humbled by the power
placed in the hands of a Superior Court Judge.
Candidate ratings and poll:
| ORGANIZATION |
CURTIS JOHNSON |
CHRIS MELLY |
WILLIAM PAYNE |
ERIK ROHRER |
|
Clallam County Bar Ass'n Members' Combined Rating |
3.47 | 4.16 | 3.21 | 4.16 |
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Finance report:
| CANDIDATE | UPDATED | CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| Curtis Johnson | 7/4/2012 |
$5,084.96 Loans $5,014.96 |
$0.00 |
| Chris Melly | 7/4/2012 |
$4,625.27 Loans $3,500.00 |
$3,499.71 |
| William Payne | 7/4/2012 |
$9,670.25 Loans $6,550.00 |
$5,400.97 |
| Erik Rohrer | 7/4/2012 |
$8,617.36 Personal Funds $7,000.00 Loans $750.00 |
$5,812.36 |
| July 8, 2012 | ||
| Peninsula Daily News | Bar poll ties judge candidates Melly, Rohrer | |
| June 17, 2012 | ||
| Peninsula Daily News | Clallam County Superior Court judicial hopefuls address issues |
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