The victim and her family were present at Moreau’s sentencing in Whatcom County Superior Court. Both she and her mother ...

BELLINGHAM -- In Whatcom County, justice comes slowly. Out of 111 cases supposed to go to trial on a recent day, all were postponed to a later date. The court clerk's office is flooded with 7 tons ...

Whatcom County has four Superior Court judges. Judges Rob Olson and Lee Grochmal ran unopposed, so they did not appear on the primary or general election ballots and retain their positions. Olson ...

Even though the county’s Office of Assigned Counsel now has an in-house conflict attorney, some of Whatcom’s Superior Court judges have started talking about appointing attorneys directly from ...

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Jennifer Slattery to the Whatcom County Superior Court. She will fill a new, fifth seat created by the Legislature in 2024. Slattery has focused her 15-year career on ...

A Bellingham family lawyer and pro tem court commissioner will be Whatcom County’s newest Superior Court judge, Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday. Inslee appointed Jennifer E. Slattery to the Whatcom ...

Whatcom County Superior Court appears set to get additional judges. Two bills, House Bill 1992 and Senate Bill 5828, passed by the Washington State Legislature just prior to adjournment of the ...