Judges' race spans summer

At each stop, each parade, they are present, in even numbers for each.

Driving, you see a sign for one candidate and see the other two's signs within two minutes. The race for the next Whitman County District Court Judge is on – and has been all summer – as the vote nears the first cut to replace Judge Doug Robinson, retiring after 18 years in the non-partisan position.

Candidates Dan LeBeau, Rob Rembert, John Hart; are all running their first political campaigns.

The primary is August 7.

The court system in Whitman County has three levels: Municipal Courts, which handles traffic and city matt...