Docket No. 44071; 44214  Facts: Washington Revised Code §3.34.060 and §3.50.040 permit non-lawyers to serve as judges in district courts in misdemeanor cases in districts with populations of less than 10,000. Respondent Gary Robert Young was charged with violating a municipal ordinance in the district court of the town of Republic before a non-lawyer judge as permitted by statute due to the population of the judicial district in which Republic is located. Continue reading →