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‘Legacy’ honors for Supreme Court heroes

‘Legacy’ honors for Supreme Court heroes

The full State Supreme Court, including Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, crossed the street from the Temple of Justice to the Capitol today to take part in Legacy Project honors for two of their esteemed former colleagues.  The occasion in Secretary of State Sam Reed’s ornate office was the rollout of new oral histories and biographies of Carolyn Dimmick, Washington’s first female justice who later was elevated by the president to the U.S. District Court bench, and Robert F. Utter, a widely respected former…

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5 Questions with the Chief Oral Historian

5 Questions with the Chief Oral Historian

John Hughes, the state’s Chief Oral Historian for the Legacy Project, talks about getting to know Washington’s remarkably judicious judge Robert F. Utter — and why you should read his new oral history. Q. There are tons of fascinating Washingtonians. Why did you pick Robert F. Utter to be the subject of the Legacy Project’s latest oral history? The Legacy Project’s charter is to compile oral histories of former members of the executive branch – governors, lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, etc. –…

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