File #: 2019-0210    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/15/2019 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 7/24/2019
Enactment date: 7/31/2019 Enactment #: 18961
Title: AN ORDINANCE naming the Children and Family Justice Center Building the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children Family Justice Center Building, in honor of the late Patricia H. Clark, Superior Court Judge and revered community member; and naming the new building's resource center the Justice Bobbe J. Bridge Resource Center, in honor of Washington State Supreme Court Justice (retired) Bobbe J. Bridge, courageous juvenile justice services leader.
Sponsors: Kathy Lambert, Larry Gossett, Reagan Dunn, Dave Upthegrove, Claudia Balducci, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Joe McDermott, Pete von Reichbauer
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 18961, 2. 2019-0210 CFJC Naming _SR_Hamacher.docx
Staff: Hamacher, Patrick
Drafter
Clerk 05/09/2019
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AN ORDINANCE naming the Children and Family Justice Center Building the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children Family Justice Center Building, in honor of the late Patricia H. Clark, Superior Court Judge and revered community member; and naming the new building's resource center the Justice Bobbe J. Bridge Resource Center, in honor of Washington State Supreme Court Justice (retired) Bobbe J. Bridge, courageous juvenile justice services leader.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The Honorable Patricia H. Clark served as a King County Superior Court Judge for sixteen years, having first been appointed in 1998 and then elected to serve three additional terms. During that time she earned the respect and admiration of children and families, employees and elected officials in all levels of government. Judge Patricia Clark used the power and the possibility of the judicial system to improve the lives of children, adolescents and their families.
B. Judge Clark served as the Chief Judge of the Juvenile Division of the King County Superior Court from 2002-2007. Judge Clark cochaired the King County Disproportionality Committee and cochaired the State of Washington's Committee on Racial Disproportionality. Judge Clark led the implementation of the Dependency Family Treatment Court, and was instrumental in implementing the Reclaiming Futures Treatment Court and the Family Treatment Court. She also served as a member of the Superior Court Judges Association Board of Trustees and the Superior Court Judges Association Family Juvenile Law Committee.
C. Judge Clark was honored with: the Vanguard Award from the King County Washington Women Lawyers; the 2005 Voices for Children Award from the Washington State Children's Alliance; and the Trailblazer Award from the National Black Prosecutors Association.
Judge Clark was a strong advocate of prevention programs to keep young people out of the detentio...

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