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Immigration services fraud

September 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Immigration services, or “notario,” fraud is illegal under Washington state’s Immigration Services Fraud Prevention Act (ISFPA). Signed into law in 2011 at the request of the Attorney General’s Office, the law protects consumers from unauthorized entities that peddle assistance completing immigration forms and navigating immigration processes that legally can only be provided by qualified attorneys […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Attorney General, Chinese, Korean, Latin American, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Washington State Bar Association, West African

Will Yu make history? — She could be first Asian American on state’s highest court

April 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu will make history if she’s successful in her bid for an open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American Washington State Supreme Court Justice, Dominican University, Jay Inslee, Judge Yu, Justice Bobby Bridge, Justice Jim Johnson, King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu, Mary Yu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Notre Dame, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Supreme Court, gary locke

Kendee Yamaguchi joins Inslee office

September 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Kendee Yamaguchi, currently an assistant attorney general; the director of policy,

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, American University, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Charles Lam, Christine Gregoire, Clinton White House, Growth Management Act, Inslee Administration, Kendee Yamaguchi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Professionalism Committee, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Legislature

Judge Yu receives 2013 Civic Award from Municipal League

April 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Judge Mary I. Yu received the Public Official of the Year Award from the Municipal League at their 2013 Civic Awards on Thursday, April 11.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Dominican University, Judge Yu, King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, Mary Yu, Municipal League, Notre Dame, River Forest, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, Washington State Bar Association

Kendee Yamaguchi hired as Director of Policy, Legislative Affairs, and External Relations of the Attorney General’s office

February 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the hiring of Kendee Yamaguchi as Director of Policy, Legislative Affairs, and External Relations on Tuesday, Feb. 5. As the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, Yamaguchi served as a small agency cabinet member and advised the governor, state agencies, the Legislature, and local […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Clinton White House, Kendee Yamaguchi, Legislative Affairs, Loren Miller Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, Puget Sound Minority Clerkship, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Legislature

King County judicial ratings raise more questions

July 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — In her campaign for an open seat on the King County Superior Court, Seattle lawyer Elizabeth Berns has been endorsed by several judges — including two retired state Supreme Court justices.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Dear Ms, Elizabeth Berns, Hong Tran, Judge Chris Washington, Judge James Doerty, KCBA, King County Bar Association, King County Berns, King County District Court, King County Superior Court, Roger Davidheiser, Seattle, Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland, Vol 31 No 31 | July 28 - August 3, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Women Lawyers

A new face in a new place: Darrell Mitsunaga

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Darrell S. Mitsunaga of Bellevue has been appointed to the Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Chris Gregoire, Darrell Mitsunaga, Johns Monroe Mitsunaga Kolouskova, King County Bar Association, PLLC, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, Washington State Bar Association

First Asian American woman appointed as Shoreline judge

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Secretary, teacher, or nurse.

Being a woman, these were the only choices that counselors gave Marcine Anderson when she graduated from an Oregon high school in a small town in 1973.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Ethnic Studies, First Asian American, Helen Frye, International District Legal Clinic, It Judge Frye, King County Council, King County District Court Judge, Marcine Anderson, Northwest Women, Office Civil Division, Oregon Circuit Courts, Seattle Anderson, Shoreline District Court, Suffolk University Law School, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, WSBA, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens

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