Frazier endorses Hart for district court judge

Retired Whitman County Superior Court Judge David Frazier has endorsed John Hart to be the next district court judge.

Frazier concluded a 34-year stint as a judge at the start of 2017 when he administered the oath of office to Judge Gary Libey.

He served on the district court bench before beginning service on the superior court bench.

Hart finished with more than 43 percent of the vote in the Aug. 7 state primary to top the three-way race and will face Robert Rembert, who finished with 29.6 percent.

Dan LeBeau finished with 27.2 percent of the vote and was eliminated from the race.

Citing his...