Redmond Reporter, July 25, 2014

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Three Eastside candidates vie for Redmond judge position SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com

Three candidates are running for King County Northeast District Court Judge Pos. 3 in Redmond. Judge Linda Jacke, who currently holds the position, will be retiring at the end of this term after serving for more than 20 years. The three candidates are Rick Leo of Snoqualmie, Marcus Naylor of Sammamish and Lisa O’Toole of Newcastle.

RICK LEO

Leo was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and always knew he was interested in law.

After receiving a bachelor’s and master’s degree in criminal justice from the State University of New York Rick Leo (SUNY) at Albany, he attended the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Having been on the East Coast his entire life up till then, Leo decided to come out to the Pacific Northwest after law school. He loved it here and has never left. “My whole legal career has been in the state of Washington,” Leo said.

He worked as an attorney for 16 years in various positions, spending time in the state prosecutor’s Marcus Naylor office as well as working as a public defender and private defense lawyer. In addition, Leo had his own criminal defense practice for six years. When he opened his own practice, Leo said judges would ask him from time to time to fill in for them as a judge pro tem when they went on vacation or were sick. While becoming a judge was never part of Leo’s original plan, he stepped in because he thought

it would help him do his job better. “This will just make me a better attorney for my clients,” Lisa O’Toole he said about his thoughts at the time. But as time went on, he found himself enjoying being a judge and helping people resolve their issues. Leo also enjoyed the variety of the position. “Every day is different,” he said. When he heard about Jacke’s position opening, Leo saw it as an opportunity to give more back to the community. “The district courts are the

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17-year-old victim dies after knife assault STAFF REPORT

A 17-year-old female has died as a result of her injuries from a stab wound to the chest she received July 18. At 10:50 p.m. that night, Redmond police responded to reports of a fight near a business at 15700 Redmond Way. Officers and fire personnel arrived, provided first aid to the victim and arrested a 25-year-old Daniel J. Haggart. The suspect and victim were acquaintances and residents of Redmond. Haggart remains held at King County Jail on charges of attempted murder. The victim died Wednesday and an autopsy is pending. Redmond police detectives, working with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, anticipate amending charges. The family of the victim has requested privacy. A fundraising page has been started at gofundme. com/bxz4so for the victim’s family. In addition, Bank of America in Duvall is also accepting donations for the family.

people’s court,” he said. “You really, as a judge, can have an effect.” When Leo decided in April 2013 to run for the judge position, he closed his private practice to focus on being a judge pro tem and his campaign. While Leo has never worked as a civil attorney, he said he has sat down with civil attorneys and judges who have presided over civil cases. Leo has also worked on civil cases as a judge pro tem. Leo said his well-rounded experience will be beneficial to him as a judge. Leo has been married to his wife Nicole for two years. Together, they have a 10-month-old son.

Redmond-based premier program prepares boys and girls for college and pro ball — and life Friday morning at 60 Acres Park. Added Justin, 21: “He Cheryl Manao and her was so much quicker than son, Justin, sport the same everybody else — it didn’t facial expressions seem real. It was and inflection in crazy to play against their voices when him, and to think reminiscing about where he is now, is when 2014 USA all pretty awesome. World Cup player I just like to tell DeAndre Yedlin people that I played honed his skills against him.” DeAndre Yedlin with the RedmondThat action took based Crossfire Preplace about four mier Soccer Club. years ago, when Their eyes open wide and Yedlin, 21, was on a Crosssmiles flash across their fire “A” team and Justin faces when they excitedly played on the “B” squad. speak about Yedlin. Justin noted that going “He was fast!” said club head to head with Yedlin administrator Cheryl from their center midfield while taking a quick break positions was beneficial at during the Nike Crossfire [ more CROSSFIRE page 10 ] Challenge tournament last ANDY NYSTROM

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Crossfire Premier Soccer Club player Paris Moore (left) goes up for a header against a Seattle United player during a U12 match last Friday during the Nike Crossfire Challenge at 60 Acres. ANDY NYSTROM, Redmond Reporter


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