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'''Bobbe Bridge''' former Associate Justice of the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. After serving 10 years as a King County Superior Court Judge, she was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by [[Governor]] [[Gary Locke (politician)|Gary Locke]] in 1999. She was elected in 2000 and again in 2002. She resigned her judgeship in 2007.<ref name=stepping>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003731035_webbridge01m.html |title=State Justice Bobbe Bridge stepping down |date=June 1, 2007 |publisher=Seattle News Times}}</ref> |
'''Bobbe Jean Bridge''' (born 1944)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_z4q7/page/92/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Politics, 2014|year=2014|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=92}}</ref> is an American former judge who served as Associate Justice of the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. After serving 10 years as a King County Superior Court Judge, she was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by [[Governor]] [[Gary Locke (politician)|Gary Locke]] in 1999. She was elected in 2000 and again in 2002. She resigned her judgeship in 2007.<ref name=stepping>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003731035_webbridge01m.html |title=State Justice Bobbe Bridge stepping down |date=June 1, 2007 |publisher=Seattle News Times |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622010541/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003731035_webbridge01m.html |archivedate=June 22, 2011 }}</ref> |
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On February 23, 2003, Justice Bridge was arrested for hit and run and for drunk driving after she hit a parked car near her home and attempted to flee the scene, while intoxicated. Her blood alcohol level tested at .219 and .227.<ref name=arrested>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/110700_Bridge02ww.shtml |title=Bridge arrested for drunk driving |date=March 2, 2003 |publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|accessdate=24 December 2010}}</ref> |
On February 23, 2003, Justice Bridge was arrested for hit and run and for drunk driving after she hit a parked car near her home and attempted to flee the scene, while intoxicated. Her blood alcohol level tested at .219 and .227.<ref name=arrested>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/110700_Bridge02ww.shtml |title=Bridge arrested for drunk driving |date=March 2, 2003 |publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|accessdate=24 December 2010}}</ref> |
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She retired from the Supreme Court at the end of 2007 to assume the role of Founding President/CEO of the Seattle-based Center for Children & Youth Justice, a private not-for-profit agency advocating juvenile justice, child welfare and related systems reform.<ref name=stepping/> Washington Governor [[Christine Gregoire]] appointed [[Debra L. Stephens]] to replace her in January 2008. |
She retired from the Supreme Court at the end of 2007 to assume the role of Founding President/CEO of the Seattle-based [[Center for Children and Youth Justice | Center for Children & Youth Justice]], a private not-for-profit agency advocating juvenile justice, child welfare and related systems reform.<ref name=stepping/> Washington Governor [[Christine Gregoire]] appointed [[Debra L. Stephens]] to replace her in January 2008. |
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Bridge retired from the Center for Children & Youth Justice in 2019. Since then, she has served on public boards and advisory committees, including the [[National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children & Youth in the United States|National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://crosscut.com/2019/09/justice-children-fuels-former-judge|title=Justice for children fuels this former judge {{!}} Crosscut|last=Cain|first=Sheila|date=2019-09-03|website=Crosscut.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Bridge received the Advocacy Spirit Award from [[National Network for Youth]] in January 2010 for "relentlessly defending the rights and dignity of homeless children in our country."<ref name="award">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccyj.org/National%20Network%20for%20Youth%20Award.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725151124/http://www.ccyj.org/National%20Network%20for%20Youth%20Award.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |title=Press release: National recognition for Seattle's Bobbe Bridge |date=January 19, 2010 |publisher=National Network for Youth }}</ref> In 2019, she was awarded the [[Crosscut.com|Crosscut]] Courage Award for "a lifetime advocating for youth".<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 25 January 2024
Bobbe Jean Bridge (born 1944)[1] is an American former judge who served as Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. After serving 10 years as a King County Superior Court Judge, she was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by Governor Gary Locke in 1999. She was elected in 2000 and again in 2002. She resigned her judgeship in 2007.[2]
On February 23, 2003, Justice Bridge was arrested for hit and run and for drunk driving after she hit a parked car near her home and attempted to flee the scene, while intoxicated. Her blood alcohol level tested at .219 and .227.[3]
She retired from the Supreme Court at the end of 2007 to assume the role of Founding President/CEO of the Seattle-based Center for Children & Youth Justice, a private not-for-profit agency advocating juvenile justice, child welfare and related systems reform.[2] Washington Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Debra L. Stephens to replace her in January 2008.
Bridge retired from the Center for Children & Youth Justice in 2019. Since then, she has served on public boards and advisory committees, including the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States.[4]
Bridge received the Advocacy Spirit Award from National Network for Youth in January 2010 for "relentlessly defending the rights and dignity of homeless children in our country."[5] In 2019, she was awarded the Crosscut Courage Award for "a lifetime advocating for youth".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Who's Who in American Politics, 2014. Marquis Who's Who. 2014. p. 92.
- ^ a b "State Justice Bobbe Bridge stepping down". Seattle News Times. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Bridge arrested for drunk driving". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 2, 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ a b Cain, Sheila (2019-09-03). "Justice for children fuels this former judge | Crosscut". Crosscut.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Press release: National recognition for Seattle's Bobbe Bridge" (PDF). National Network for Youth. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011.
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