A retrial is underway for a Walla Walla man who was granted a second trial by the Washington Court of Appeals after originally being convicted of second-degree rape in 2019.
A retrial is underway for a Walla Walla man who was granted a second trial by the Washington Court of Appeals after originally being convicted of second-degree rape in 2019.
Michael S. Mitchell is stepping down from his role as a Walla Walla County Superior Court commissioner.
Superior Court judges announced the departure Friday and said Mitchell will be succeeded by local attorney Patricia Fulton.
According to a release from judges M. Scott Wolfram and John Lohrmann, and Judge-elect Brandon Johnson, Mitchell submitted his resignation effective Dec. 31.
Mitchell said heâs resigning from the part-time commissioner position so he can focus on his private law practice, according to the release.
In the release, Lohrmann, Wolfram and Johnson issued a joint statement thanking Mitchell for his âvaluable service as court commissioner and judge pro tem.â