Washington State Bar News

May 2003

Articles

• Rethinking Our Court System: Judicial Initiatives by Judge Deborah Fleck
• Statutory Vacations: Acquiring Title to land Underlying Unused Public Roads, Streets and Alleys in Washington by Brian Otake
• Anatomy of an Anecdote by Lindsay T. Thompson
• The Douglas-Fortas Connection by John N. Rupp
• Bar News on the Road: Garfield County

Columns

• Editor's Page: Still Standing by Lindsay T. Thompson
• Executive's Report: A Big, Hairy, Audacious Scenario for Court Funding by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director

Departments

• Letters to the Editor 
• Reading Around by Lindsay Thompson
• Book Review: The Perfect Tim Eyman Birthday Present by Howard Goodfiend
• Lawyer Services: 2003 Fee-Arbitration Panel Training Seminar by Constance Gould
• Around the State
• Disciplinary Notices
• FYI: For Your Information
• Opportunities for Service
  • WSBA Presidential Search
  • WYLD President-Elect Elections
  • WYLD Trustee Elections
• Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in April 2003 is 1.161 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for May is therefore 12 percent. Compilations of the average coupon equivalent yields from past auctions of 26-week treasury bills and past maximum interest rates for June 1988-June 1999 appear on page 53 of the June 1999 Bar News. Information from January 1987 to date is available online.  

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