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Judge Laurie graduated from Highline Community
College with an Associates in Arts degree. She completed her
undergraduate work at the University of Washington, graduating magna
cum laude with a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology. She
later returned to the University of Washington to earn a Juris
Doctorate.
After her graduation, she settled in Kitsap
County and practiced law in Bremerton from 1982 to 2001 when she was
elected to the Kitsap County Superior Court Bench. She is
currently Assistant Presiding Judge and will advance to Presiding
Judge in 2012.
During her time on the bench, Judge Laurie has
worked to promote settlement conference procedures for civil and
family law cases; she belongs to the American Bar Association
Dispute Resolution Section. She is also active with
juvenile justice matters, establishing the Individual Treatment
Court for juvenile offenders with mental health disorders, working
with schools to emphasize truancy prevention, and acting as the presiding judge for the juvenile drug court.
One of her particular interests
is guardianship law. For several years she has managed the
delinquency calendar, streamlining procedures to monitor accountings
and reports. Judge Laurie is a frequent presenter at Title 11
GAL trainings and Professional Guardians Certification trainings.
Judge Laurie has also served the Kitsap Community
in many areas including Hospice of Kitsap County, Harrison Hospital
Foundation, Kitsap Family YMCA Foundation, Kitsap Regional Library
Board and the United Way. She was a long time lecturer at the
Peoples Law School and served as mentor for students at Bremerton
High School.
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