MATTER OF STEVENS

No. 201,997-8.

519 P.3d 208 (2022)

In the MATTER OF the Bar Application of Zachary Leroy STEVENS.

Supreme Court of Washington, En banc.

Filed: November 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Bank , Kevin Bank Law PLLC, P. O. Box 61183, Seattle, WA, 98141-6183, for Petitioner(s).

Catherine Ann Biestek , Renata De Carvalho Garcia , Lisa Amatangel , Washington State Bar Association, 1325 4th Ave. Ste. 600, Seattle, WA, 98101-2539, for Respondent(s).

John Avrom Strait , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Students From Seattle University School of Law.

Sara Anne Zier , TeamChild, P. O. Box 1512, Tacoma, WA, 98401-1512, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of TeamChild.

Claire Joan Priscill Carden , Attorney at Law, 1702 W. Broadway Ave., Spokane, WA, 99201-1818, Jefferson Hampton Coulter II , Legal Aid Society, 416 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Ste. 300, Louisville, KY, 40202-2354, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.

Jennifer Denise Diskin , QLaw Foundation of Washington, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2552, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of QLaw Foundation.

Ada Dea Danelo , Summit Law Group, 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, 98104-2682, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of QLaw Association.

Gail Anne Hammer , University Legal Assistance, P. O. Box 3528, 721 N. Cincinnati St., Spokane, WA, 99220-3528, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic.

Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of Washin., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Christopher Brian Durbin , Attorney at Law, 1700 7th Ave. Ste. 1900, Seattle, WA, 98101-1355, Gabrielle Jean Hanna , Attorney at Law, 820 Lenora St. Unit 4003, Seattle, WA, 98121-4079, Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , American Civil Liberties Union of Washin., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, Matthew D. Brown , Christopher A. Vail , Cooley LLP, 3 Embarcadero Center, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94111, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.

Alexandria Marie Hohman , Cindy Arends Elsberry , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Heather Lynn McKimmie , Disability Rights Washington, 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 850, Seattle, WA, 98104-2691, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington.

Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St. Stel 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Beth Avery , National Employment Law Project, 2030 Addison Street, Suite 420, Berkeley, CA, 94612, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Employment Law Project.

William R. Maurer , Institute For Justice, 600 University Stl. Stel 1730, Seattle, WA, 98101-2925, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Institute for Justice.

Nicholas Broten Straley , Columbia Legal Services, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2528, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Columbia Legal Services.

Brad Allen Meryhew , The Meryhew Law Group, PLLC, 200 Broadway, Suite 301, Seattle, WA, 98122, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Brad A. Meryhew.

Prachi Vipinchandra Dave , Sugam Soni , Public Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Place S., Suite 502, Seattle, WA, 98104, Tarra Denelle Simmons , Corey William Guilmette , Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 634, Port Orchard, WA, 98366, Vanessa Torres Hernandez , American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Public Defender Association, Civil Survival Project, National Justice Impact Bar Association, Sarai Cook, Cleodis Floyd, Shon Hopwood, Christopher Poulos, Dieter Tejadashon Hopwood.


¶1 In 2018, this court held that "for purposes of bar admission, a moral character inquiry is determined on an individualized basis," and that "there is no categorical exclusion of an applicant who has a criminal or substance abuse history." In re Bar Application of Simmons, 190 Wn.2d 374, 378...

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