Judge Lev News Today

By Forrest Camire July 13, 2021 5:42 pm KGMI Bellingham Municipal Court Judge Debra Lev annouced the Municipal Court Building will partially reopen beginning today (Tuesday). On June 22nd, Judge Lev ordered the court open on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons for in-person court sessions involving hearings for criminal defendants who are not in custody. Bellingham Municipal Court has used video conferencing and telephonic hearings to hold sessions safely during the pandemic, broadcasting ...

Jun. 4—A temporary injunction has been granted in a civil lawsuit stopping the city of Bellingham and Mayor Seth Fleetwood from investigating working conditions at the Bellingham Municipal Court. The temporary injunction comes roughly a week after Bellingham Municipal Court Presiding Judge Debra Lev filed a lawsuit in Whatcom County Superior Court against the city and Fleetwood alleging that ...

May 28—The Bellingham Municipal Court judge has sued the city of Bellingham and Mayor Seth Fleetwood alleging that their investigations of court working conditions have violated the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Six Municipal Court employees have also walked off the job due to what a union representative says are hazardous and unsafe working ...