King County Judicial Candidate Admonished for Making Defendant “Tattoo” Court Date on His Arm

A candidate for King County District Court judge was recently admonished for making a defendant "tattoo" his next court date on his arm, something his bosses compared to the Nazi's tattooing numbers on Holocaust victims.by Lester BlackCourtroom video during the hearing where Ponomarchuk required a man to "tattoo" himself. Courtesy of The Campaign to Elect Joe Campagna
King County Superior Court Commissioner Leonid Ponomarchuk had a decision to make. The defendant in front of him had missed previ