Listed $10,521.99 in meals, travel or seminars from 9 sources
The statement lists 9 items; the largest source is Rodel Judicial Institute ($5,504.37). These are the kinds of gifts the F-1 asks for: meals over $100, and travel or seminar costs paid by an organization, which the $100 gift limit doesn't cover.
What to check
- Who the sources are, and whether any has business before the official's agency or body.
- For state officials: whether a source also appears on lobbyist reports.
- 2025-01-15 Thurston County Chamber Foundation · Governor's Ball tickets · $150
- 2025-02-14 Legal Foundation of Washington · luncheon cost · $65
- 2025-03-22 Gonzaga University School of Law · travel expense reimbursement to judge moot court, 3/21-22/2025 · $463.50
- 2025-03-29 National Judicial College · reimbursement for water law judicial training at WSU 3/27-30/2025 · $581.60
- 2025-04-27 Rodel Judicial Institute · Attendance at Judicial Fellowship meeting in UK 3/22-27/2025 · $5,504.37
- 2025-06-26 Washington State Bar Association · attendance at Small Town & Rural Practice Summit in Yakima WA 6/26-27/2025 · $180.97
- 2025-10-03 Washington State Bar Association Litigation Section · Attendance at SCT/Litigation Section meeting and dinner in Tacoma WA · $502.96
- 2025-10-24 Asian Bar Association of WA · attendance at Annual Gala & dinner · $150
- 2025-11-22 National Center for State Courts · Attendance at Conference of Chief Justices Board Meeting in D.C. 11/19-22/2025 · $2,923.59
Rule: Meals, travel and seminars accepted
“(l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of $100 was accepted under RCW 42.52.150 (7); (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.150 (1)(c) (iv) and (vi) were accepted;”RCW 29B.55.030(1)(l), (m) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works