Listed $5,212.23 in meals, travel or seminars from 11 sources
The statement lists 11 items; the largest source is University of Notre Dame Law School ($1,388.51). 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.
- 2024-02-26 Superior Court Judges Association · airfare and transport to Spokane for Color of Justice event · $306.69
- 2024-02-16 Mark Johnson · seat at Legal Foundation luncheon · $75
- 2024-02-19 Gonzaga School of Law · reimbursement for flight and meal to speak at Center for Civ Rights Conference · $328.35
- 2024-04-12 University of Notre Dame Law School · travel and hotel to received award · $1,388.51
- 2024-06-07 WA Association of Criminal Def. Lawyers · awards ceremony dinner · $80
- 2025-06-14 WSBA Litigation Section · dinner with section members - included a guest · $700
- 2024-06-27 King County Bar Association · award reception · $100
- 2024-09-27 Marcia Fujimoto -Karr Tuttle · seat at Asian Bar Association dinner · $150
- 2024-04-23 Whidbey Isl Center for the Performing Arts · reimbursement for hotel stay to participate in community discussion at the Center · $1,375
- 2024-09-29 Administrative Office of the Courts · lodging and travel for judicial conference · $308.68
- 2024-11-14 Puget Sound Business Journal · seat +1 dinner at PSBJ Awards dinner where I was honored · $400
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