Who We Are
Washington State Association of Youth Courts (WSAYC) is committed to assisting youth in bringing justice to their peers throughout Washington state. WSAYC is made up of the established and newly forming youth courts in Washington State.
Youth courts are diversion processes in which young people sentence their peers for juvenile offfenses, traffic violations, truancy, school rule violations and other misconduct. Individual youth courts have existed for many years in Washington state.
In 2002, the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Washington State Bar Association's Council on Public Legal Education, began hosting statewide trainings and start-up conferences for communities interestered in or already operating youth courts. Margaret Fisher from the AOC and the Council on Public Legal Education headed up this effort.
WSAYC regularly receives financial support from the Washington Judges Foundation and has in the past been funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Non-Registered Youth Court Members:
Lincoln District Court - Student Traffic Court
Youth courts are diversion processes in which young people sentence their peers for juvenile offfenses, traffic violations, truancy, school rule violations and other misconduct. Individual youth courts have existed for many years in Washington state.
In 2002, the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with the Washington State Bar Association's Council on Public Legal Education, began hosting statewide trainings and start-up conferences for communities interestered in or already operating youth courts. Margaret Fisher from the AOC and the Council on Public Legal Education headed up this effort.
WSAYC regularly receives financial support from the Washington Judges Foundation and has in the past been funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Officers:
Judge Michael Finkle - President
Bonnie Schultz-Lorentzen - Vice-President
Bonnie Schultz-Lorentzen - Vice-President
Susan Gregory - Secretary/Treasurer
Margaret Fisher, Special Advisor
Margaret Fisher, Special Advisor
Sienna German - Student President
Anagha Taneja - Student Vice-President
Student Special Advisory Team
Jevan Nilsen - Whatcom County Youth Court
Sabi Yoon - Seattle Youth Traffic Court
Adrian Howe - Seattle Youth Traffic Court
Vivian Zhang - Bothell Youth Court
Scarlett Kramer - Bothell Youth Court
Bella Brunson - Renton Municipal Youth Traffic Court
Zoa Hoyer - Skagit County Youth Court
WSAYC Registered Youth Court Members:
Black Hills High School
WSAYC Registered Youth Court Members:
Black Hills High School
Bothell Youth Court
East King County Youth Traffic Court
Issaquah Student Traffic Youth Court
Kirkland Youth Traffic Court
Issaquah Student Traffic Youth Court
Kirkland Youth Traffic Court
Lakeside Youth Court
Renton Municipal Youth Court
Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Youth Courts
Seattle Youth Traffic Court
Skagit County Youth Court
Whatcom County Teen Court
Non-Registered Youth Court Members:
Lincoln District Court - Student Traffic Court
