Biography

  • Superior Court Judge
  • Presiding District Court Judge, Clark County
  • District Court Judge
  • Assistant Attorney General, Washington
  • Public Defender, Vancouver
  • Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Clark County
  • JD: Northwestern School of Law
  • BA:  Political Science, Western Washington University
  • VISTA Volunteer, Tacoma
  • Raised in Levittown, NY
  • Married for 33 years to Susan Wolff, one married son
  • Eagle Scout
  • Angel Petrus Award for public service, Washington State Bar
  • Chair Emeritus, Pearson Field Historical Society
  • Evergreen Award, City of Vancouver
  • Committees: Veterans Memorial and Lady Bell Memorial
  • Leads Historic tours of the Clark County Courthouse
  • Volunteers for Judges in the Classroom and High School Mock Trials


Being a judge isn't just putting on a robe and sitting behind a bench.
                                                 Tony Bacon, The Daily Insider