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-Hello, my name is
Gabe Rothstein.

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I'm running for judge in
Seattle Municipal Court.

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I've lived on Capitol
Hill since 2003.

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I've been an advocate for
the poor and underserved

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for over 20 years.

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I started as a public
defender in 2005, a job

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I still proudly hold.

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My career has been dedicated
to advocating for real

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people, working with
them, fighting for them,

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and understanding what it's
like to fight for your

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freedom in an often hostile
criminal justice system.

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I believe that judges need to
be patient and compassionate,

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but also decisive.

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People and justice deserve that.

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Being a public defender is
my full-time job, but also

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I work as a pro tem judge.

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A pro tem judge is
similar to a substitute

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teacher, just for judges.

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Additionally, I'm the
chair of the Washington

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State Bar Association
Character and Fitness Board.

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And on nights and weekends,
I take calls from

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Youth Access to Counsel,
so children can talk to

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lawyers before being
interrogated by police officers.

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I'm also on the board of
directors of the Home

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and Recovery Center,
an inpatient substance

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abuse facility.

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I believe strongly in treatment,
in the accountability

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that comes with recovery,
I believe in redemption,

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and I certainly believe
in second chances.

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If I've learned anything from
my work with substance abuse,

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the opposite of addiction is
not sobriety, but connection.

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Connection with friends,
family, and loved ones.

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Community!

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I'm dedicated to serving the
public interest, something

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I would continue as a judge.

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Even before becoming a public
defender, I volunteered at

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the Housing Justice Project
and Unemployment Law Project,

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helping Seattleites fight
eviction and advocating for

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their unemployment benefits.

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Working in the public
interest is a family value.

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My mother was a social
worker in Harlem before

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going into private practice
as a psychotherapist.

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My father worked as an educator
for 35 years in public

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schools in the South Bronx.

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I was an EMT in high school
and volunteered for my

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local ambulance squad.

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I very much hope to be
the kind of judge my

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parents will be proud of.

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Thank you.