Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State

judicial appointments. You know, all that
hokey-pokey. I got the appointment.
And then I went down to Nevada for a
judges’ school because I knew nothing
about being a higher-court judge. I said,
“Evidence? I don’t know anything about
evidence any more.” All we had on the
district court was traffic (cases) and
minor things, so I went to judges’ school
immediately.
Hughes: Did Daniel J. Evans, the
governor, ever really talk to Carolyn
Dimmick about the job?
Dimmick: No, not then. He did later,
but not then. Jim did the talking.
Hughes: And Jim in his cut-to-the-chase
kind of way said, “Do you or don’t you?”
How I wish Jim were here with us today.
(Dolliver died in 2004 at the age of 80)
Dimmick: Oh, don’t I!
Hughes: What was it like to be on the Superior Court bench, to move up from District
Court?
Dimmick: As I said, I felt insecure and went to college – went to class to learn all about
what I had to do.
Hughes: Oh, I thought you were kidding.
Dimmick: I wasn’t kidding! I went down to Nevada where they have a judicial college and
took some classes.
Hughes: How long does that course last?
Dimmick: Maybe a week or two.
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