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Letter asks Ed McKenna to `step aside as Presiding Judge`
Letter asks Ed McKenna to `step aside as Presiding Judge`
Judge Ed McKenna (City of Seattle photo)
SEATTLE -- Seattle's city attorney and King County's director of public defense are asking Municipal Court Judge Ed McKenna to "step aside as Presiding Judge," according to a letter obtained by Q13 News.
The letter references public criticism by the judge over the sentencing of repeat offenders in the city.
Q13 News correspondent Brandi Kruse received a copy of the letter from a source Wednesday afternoon:
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Part 2: Letter asks Ed McKenna to `step aside as Presiding Judge`
Part 2: Letter asks Ed McKenna to `step aside as Presiding Judge`
The letter goes on to ask McKenna to step aside as presiding judge.
Judge McKenna issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying he will not step down as Presiding Judge.