State Supreme Court Justice Steven González visits Chief Sealth

(Photo by WSB’s Patrick Sand)
Chief Sealth International High School‘s Cinco de Mayo assembly this morning included a high-profile guest: At right, that’s Washington Supreme Court Justice Steven González (with Seattle Police Officer Adrian Z. Diaz). Marta Sanchez in the Sealth office has known Justice González for years and arranged for him to speak at today’s assembly. He joined the state Supreme Court earlier this year, previously serving in King County Superior Court, where, just weeks before his move, we covered then-Judge González presiding over sentencing in a high-profile West Seattle case, that of “prolific burglar” John Novotny.

West Seattleite May 2, 2012 (4:22 pm)

I was lucky enough to be called for jury duty. I had the privilege to serve on a jury trial in Justice Steven Gonzalez’ court in September, 2011. After the trial was over, he spoke to us jurors and mentioned that he might be appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court. Having just served in his courtroom, I KNEW that he would be chosen. And he was. An absolute class act.

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