Bobbe Bridge
Bobbe Bridge was an Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court from 2000 to 2007. Bridge was appointed to the court by then-governor Gary Locke in 1999 and was elected in 2000 to her first full six-year term on the court. She retired from the Supreme Court in 2007, becoming the founding president of the Center for Children & Youth Justice, a nonprofit group funded by the MacArthur Foundation[1] Bridge was succeeded on the court by Debra Stephens.
Career
Before beginning her career as a judge, Bridge was a Democratic activist and ran unsuccessfully for the King County Council in 1987.[2]
Elections
2002
Bridge ran unopposed for re-election to the Supreme Court in 2002.[3]
2000
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Primary % | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobbe Bridge  |
Position #7 | 61.8% | 100% | ||
| Scott S. Schwieger | Position #7 | 38.1% |
DUI arrest
In 2003, Justice Bridge was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident a mile away from her Seattle home. She was granted a deferred prosecution in exchange for agreeing to attend an alcohol treatment program. She also agreed to abstain from drugs or alcohol as well as to have a device attached to her car that requires a breath test to start the engine. Hit-and-run charges against her were dismissed.[5][6][7]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Seattle Times, "State Justice Bobbe Bridge stepping down," June 1, 2007
- ↑ Seattle Times, "Newest high-court justice faces voters," September 11, 2000
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, Past Election Results: Position #7, State Supreme Court
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, Past Election Results: Position #2, State Supreme Court
- ↑ Seattle Times, "Bridge arrested for drunken driving," March 2, 2003
- ↑ KOMO News, "DUI Plea From Supreme Court Justice," March 26, 2003
- ↑ Seattle Times, "Alcohol treatment, probation for Justice Bridge," March 23, 2003
