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Bob Boruchowitz

(USA)

Kenyon College, A.B. Political Science, 1970

Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1973

Admitted to Bar in California, Washington, Western District of Washington, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States Supreme Court.

Administer an office of approximately 130 staff, including 90 lawyers. Co- counseled first King County "sexual predator" commitment jury trial, appeal in state supreme court , and remand to superior court . Co-counsel on initially successful Federal Habeas Corpus challenge to "predator" law. (Young v. Weston, 898 F. Supp. 744, 57 Cr.L.R. 1569, W.D. Wash., 1995, set aside in unpublished opinion, now on appeal). Consulted on several aggravated homicide cases.

Amicus Curiae

	Kansas v. Hendricks, 138 L. Ed.2d 501(1997), U.S. Supreme Court.
	Mount Vernon v. Weston, 68 Wn. App. 411 (1992). Held: denial of a motion to withdraw by over-worked trial counsel was abuse of discretion and new counsel should be appointed on appeal.
	State v. Trull, 56 Wn.App 795, Court of Appeals, 1990. Held: right to counsel for juveniles.

Articles

	"Sexual Predator Law—The Nightmare in the Halls of Justice," 15 University of Puget Sound Law Review 827 (1992)
	"Funding Crisis Threatens Right to Counsel," 41 Washington State Bar News 15 (1987)
	"Victimless Crimes," 57 JUDICATURE (1973)

CLE Activities

	"Training the Child Advocate," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, January, 1995 [Trainer]
	Panelist, "A New Era: The Challenge of Change. Civil and Defender Legal Services Working Together," NLADA Conference, November 11, 1993, Albuquerque [Panelist]
	"What Defenders Can Learn from Racial Bias in the Courts Studies," NLADA, December 8, 1994 [Panelist]
	"Post-Sentence Detention of High-Risk Offenders," Ministry of Justice, Ottawa, Canada, May 12-13, 1995 [Participant]

Other Activities and Awards

Reginald Heber Smith Award, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, 1987

	William O. Douglas Award, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993
	Participated in state and national efforts to develop public defender standards
	President of Washington Defender Association
	Executive Director, Seattle-King County Public Defender Association: October, 1978- Present
	Member,National Legal Aid and Defender Association Board of Directors, Defender Council
	Washington State Minority and Justice Commission, Technical Support Member
	Certified by Washington State as qualified to handle death penalty appeals

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