Wash. tribes oppose judicial candidate

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002

Washington tribes are opposing a state Supreme Court candidate whose views they say are anti-Indian and anti-sovereignty.

Jim Johnson has fought tribes on treaty rights cases. He supported a bill by former senator Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) to waive tribal sovereign immunity.

"He's son of Slade," Marty Loesch, an attorney for the Swinomish Tribe, told The Seattle Times.

The paper said 10 tribes have spent $40,000 to fight Johnson.

Get the Story:
Tribes jointly opposing high-court candidate (The Seattle Times 10/25)

Seattle Times Profile:
Jim Johnson (The Seattle Times 10/18)

Relevant Links:
Jim Johnson - http://www.jimjohnsonforjustice.org