Voices of the Heroes of Justice

Episode 8 of the Voices of the Heroes of Justice is available now! In the next installment, WSBA President Francis Adewale interviews Kent Municipal Court Judge Anthony Gipe. Judge Gipe’s path to the bench first began with a career as an intelligence analyst and interpreter with the U.S. Navy. He then moved to Seattle where he pursued a master’s degree in painting, and worked in activism towards L...

For episode seven, WSBA President Francis Adewale interviews Spokane County District Court Judge Jeffrey R. Smith. Judge Smith had an unconventional path to the bench, with a 16-year career in medicine, as a physician associate. In 2001, he made the decision to pivot to law and graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2004. Judge Smith was elected to the Spokane County District Court ben...

For episode six, WSBA President Francis Adewale interviews the Chair of the Washington New Members Committee (WNMC) Alexander. R. Reaganson. Since graduating law school in 2021 from Gonzaga University School of Law, Alex has an incredibly impactful career working at the Northwest Justice Project as a Staff Attorney for the past five years, with his first three spent in Spokane, and now Vancouver,...

In episode five, WSBA President Francis Adewale interviews attorney Erin Lennon. Erin has a distinguished career previously working at the Washington Supreme Court and as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law. Erin discusses her time working at the Washington Supreme Court for 13 years, the path that led her to law school, importance of community, what inspires her, and more.  E...

In episode four, WSBA President Francis Adewale connects with WSBA Immediate Past President, Sunitha Anjilvel, who served as Bar President 2024-2025, and before that served as our District 1 Governor. Sunitha discusses her time on the Board, her career, volunteer work with the WSBA, and much more!

In episode three, WSBA President Francis Adewale sits down with the Director of the Stevens County Office of Public Defense, Melissa Haney. Melissa discusses her life, legal career, her time in a leadership role for the past five years, and more. 

In episode two, WSBA President Francis Adewale sits down with WSBA District 10 Governor & Treasurer, Nam Nguyen. Governor Nguyen discusses his life, career, how he became WSBA Treasurer, and much more!

In his first episode, President Francis Adewale sits down with Executive Director Terra Nevitt to discuss her leadership style, life, career, and what to expect from this new podcast series.