Jim Rogers

is King County Superior Court's presiding judge.

A plexiglass shield stands between King County Superior Court Chief Criminal Judge Patrick Oishi, in the background facing camera, and from left in the foreground, all socially distanced: a podium for a criminal defendant; his public defender Carey Huffman; and senior deputy prosecutor TinaMarie Masters, during a motion to remand criminal hearing Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Seattle. The shield and room reconfiguration is part of modifications made during the coronavirus outbreak in one of the busiest courtrooms in the city.

April 7, 2021 at 4:09 pm

Justice delayed: COVID-19’s staggering criminal-case backlog | Op-Ed

King County Superior Court is facing a backlog of some 7,000 pending cases, leaving some defendants stuck in jail and preventing victims from seeing justice.