S. Richard Peterson

Snohomish County Superior Court

Position 3

Legal/Judicial Experience: First admitted to practice in Washington in 1993. Extensive Trial and Court of Appeals experience.

Other Professional Experience: Worked for two Federal Agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, and two Fortune 500 companies. Worked for Department of Homeland Security and two Fortune 500 companies.

Education: Central Washington University, University of Washington, JD cum laude from Seattle University School of Law

Community Service: Disaster relief for floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes in USA, Canada, and New Zealand. Boy Scouts in USA and New Zealand. American Servicemen and women, and Veteran assistance.

Statement: Hello, I am asking you to vote for me in this judicial race so that together we can move this Court into the 21st Century.

Every day our Citizens needlessly spend thousands of dollars on legal fees due to an inefficient and outdated court system. All other sectors of our community use internet based technologies to reduce costs. We must fast track the transition to using internet technologies in order to provide our citizens affordable access to the Courts.

By adopting rules similar to King County and the Federal Courts, we will eliminate thousands of hearings annually and save millions of dollars in legal fees for the residents and businesses of Snohomish County. Further, in a time when budgets are tight and taxes are high, we do not need an extravagant new courthouse with a personal courtroom for every judge - each used less than 10% of the time. We simply cannot afford it.

If you question wastefulness by the Courts or have faced nancial ruin from high legal fees, please vote for me so that I can help bring positive change to the Court.

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