Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State
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Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State
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<strong>Dimmick</strong>: I didn’t do that. But one time they gave us wine and then told us how many<br />
wines it takes to get your Breathalyzer that high.<br />
Hughes: Well, it really does depend a lot —<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: On your size.<br />
Hughes: Absolutely.<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: I was 110 and two drinks did it for me.<br />
Hughes: Outside <strong>of</strong> the fact that being a District Court judge is a pretty good gig for a<br />
working mom, was it getting a little old after 10 years?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: Oh yes. I said, “I can’t do this. I can’t keep this up.”<br />
Hughes: Justice Smith said that on the Superior Court bench, he really got burned out<br />
hearing all these stories about people “screwing” their kids.<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: And one thing about the Superior Court when we were there was that they gave<br />
you one case right after another, right after another. You’d have people in the back <strong>of</strong> the<br />
courtroom, lawyers, waiting to see if we wound up this case so they could get started at 3<br />
or 4 in the afternoon. I mean<br />
it was just a horrendous case<br />
load. But I still liked it.<br />
Hughes: You said in one<br />
interview I read that you<br />
didn’t think it mattered much<br />
whether a judge is a man or<br />
woman except perhaps in<br />
Juvenile Court cases because<br />
quote, “Mother’s have more<br />
experience and insight into<br />
kids, generally.”<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: I think that’s<br />
probably true, because we’re<br />
with them longer, more <strong>of</strong>ten.<br />
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