STATE EX REL. BANKS v. DRUMMOND

No. 92749-9.

385 P.3d 769 (2016)

STATE of Washington EX REL. Gregory M. BANKS, Prosecuting Attorney of Island County, Appellant, v. Susan E. DRUMMOND, and Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond, PLLC; and Island County Board of Commissioners, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed December 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., 206 10th Ave. S.E., Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, for Appellant.

Robert B. Gould , Attorney at Law, 51 W. Dayton St., Ste. 208, Edmonds Bay Building, Edmonds, WA, 98020-4111, Scott Michael Missall , Athan Emmanuel Tramountanas , Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, 999 3rd Ave., Ste. 3000, Seattle, WA, 98104-4088, for Respondents.

Josh Weiss , WA State Assn. of Counties, 206 10th Ave. S.E., Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties.


¶ 1 Island County's board of commissioners hired Susan Drummond and her law office to provide legal services. Providing legal services is among the duties of county prosecuting attorneys as combined civil and criminal county counsel. Island County's prosecuting attorney, Gregory Banks, objected to Ms. Drummond's appointment because...

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