TCBA News

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. Citing to the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, the “shameful decision” in Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857) and 8 U.S.C. 1401, this order claims that the

Congratulations to Stephanie Stocker and Patrick O’Connor for being selected as the 2024 WSBA Local Hero Award recipients in Thurston County!! Thank you for all you do for the legal community in Thurston County!

The TCBA held the preliminary round of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest for high school students on April 16, 2024, at the Thurston County Courthouse. The topic this year was “Do you support the changes made by Initiative 2113, do you support that RCW 11.116.060 should have continued to

Congratulations to Charles “Skip” Houser III for being selected as the 2024 Daniel Bigelow Award! Thank you for your dedication to the legal profession in the Thurston County community! Your commitment to excellence and community involvement is inspirational!! Congratulations on this well-deserved award!

2024 TCBA Law Day Speech Topic On March 4, 2024, the Washington State Legislature passed Initiative 2113, which rolled back some of the language in RCW 10.116.060 relating to Vehicular Pursuit. These changes will go into effect sometime in the next several months. Initiative Measure No. 2113 removed certain restrictions

A total of 317 surveys were emailed out to TCBA members and a total of 76 surveys were completed, representing 23.9 percent of the TCBA membership. Responses were tabulated and an average rating for all respondents was calculated. Only ratings between 1 and 5 were included; “Don’t Know” and items