Resume

 

Employment History

 

            Wiggins & Masters, 1996- present

            Judge of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division Two, 1995

            Edwards, Sieh, Wiggins & Hathaway, 1976-1994

            U.S. Army, Captain, Military Intelligence, 1969-1973

 

Education

 

            B.A., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University, 1969

            M.B.A., University of Hawaii, 1972

            J.D., Order of the Coif, Duke University, 1976

 

Admission To Practice

 

            State of Washington

            United States Supreme Court

            U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

            United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

            United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

 

Professional Affiliations

 

            American Academy of Appellate Lawyers

 

            Washington State Bar Association

                        -           Disciplinary Hearing Officer, 2004 to present

-           Task Force to Revise Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Discipline, 2008    to present

-           Discipline Committee Task Force 3, Chair, 2007-08

                        -           Disciplinary Board, 1996 to 1999; Chair, September 1998-99

-           Chairperson, Court Congestion & Improvement Committee, 1993-1994

-           Member, Court Congestion & Improvement Committee, 1992-1993

-           Chairperson, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, 1989-1991

-           Member, Court Rules & Procedures Committee, 1986-1989, 1995-1996, 1999-2001

-                      Continuing Legal Education Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 

-                      1981-1983

           

 

Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 – present

 

-           Amicus Curiae Committee, 1986-1988

                                   

American Bar Association, 1976 - present

 

                        _          Member, Appellate Practice Committee, 1992 - 1995

                        _          Chairperson, Oral Argument--What's Happening To Its Use--How To                                             Improve Quality Subcommittee, 1992

 

            American Judicature Society, 1996 to present

 

            American Judicature Society, Washington State Chapter

 

                        --          President, 2005 to 2007

 

                        --          President-elect, 2003-2005

 

--          Chair, Public Education Committee, 2000 to 2008

 

--          Chair, Judicial Selection Coalition Committee on Selection, 2006 to                                    2007

 

--          Member, Judicial Selection Coalition Steering Committee, 2004 to present

 

Seattle-King County Bar Association

 

            Kitsap County Bar Association

 

Community Involvement

 

            City of Bainbridge Island Civil Service Commission, 2005 – present

 

            Kitsap Sun Editorial Board, Citizen Member, 2006

 

Washington State Supreme Court committees

 

--          Discipline 2000 – Task force to rewrite Rules of Lawyer Discipline, 2000-01

            --          Rules for Direct Review of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, 1996

            --          Capital Cases Rules, 1995-96

            --          Uniform Local Rules, 1992-95

 

Publications

 

            The Washington State Supreme Court Elections of 2006: Factors at Work and Lessons Learned, 46 Judges’ Journal 33 (Winter 2007)

 

            Judges should recuse themselves from cases involving campaign benefactors (with Justice Robert Utter, Ret.), Seattle Times (also Bellingham Herald) (March 2009)

 

            We Need Public Financing of Judges, Kitsap Sun (March 9, 2007)

 

            Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns: Could the North Carolina Model Work in Washington?, King County Bar Bulletin, August 2006

 

            PACs Put Judicial Impartiality at Risk, King County Bar Bulletin, July 2006

           

            Campaign Donations to Judges Should be Limited, Kitsap Sun, 1/29/06

 

            Profile: Bill Hickman, Appellate Lawyer and Track Curmugeon, King County Bar Bulletin (Feb. 2005)

 

            Co-Executive-Editor, Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook (2d ed. 1993)

 

            Contributor, Washington Appellate Practice Handbook, (Wash. State Bar Ass'n 1980)

 

Note: The following articles are included in full text at the Internet site appeal-law.com.

 

            The Battle for the Tidelands in the Constitutional Convention, Wash. State Bar News, March-May 1990

 

            The 23 Lawyer-Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Wash. State Bar News, November 1989

 

            George Turner and the Judiciary Article, Wash. State Bar News, September-October 1989

 

            Charles S. Voorhees and the Omnibus Admissions Act, Wash. State Bar News, June 1989

 

            Francis Henry and the Declaration of Rights, Wash. State Bar News, May 1989

 

            Austin Mires and the Capital Controversy, Wash. State Bar News, April 1989

 

            John P. Hoyt and Women's Suffrage, Wash. State Bar News, January 1989

 

            Wiggins, Harnetiaux & Whaley, Washington's 1986 Tort Legislation and the State Constitution:  Testing the Limits, 22 Gonz. L. Rev. 193 (1987)

 

            What You Should Know Before Seeking Review in the Washington Supreme Court, Wash. State Bar News, January-February 1986

 

            Wiggins, Appropriate Scope of an Environmental Impact Statement:  The Interrelationship of Impacts, 1976 Duke L.J. 623

 

Seminar Presentations

 

            Lecturer, Bar Review Associates of Washington, Trial Practice (1981-1985), Constitutional Law (1984-1994)

 

Panelist and Organizing Committee Member, State Judicial Independence—A National Concern, with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Seattle University School of Law, September 2009)

 

Organizing Committee Member, Chair and Speaker, “Ten Things Every Lawyer Should Know about 10 Legal Topics—A Seminar to Benefit Habitat for Humanity” (Gavel & Hammer Society of  Kitsap County, May 2009)

 

“Proposed Rule on Recusal Based on Campaign Contributions”, presented at Washington State Spring Appellate Judicial Conference, at the Washington State Spring Superior Court Judges’ Conference and at the Washington State Spring District and Municipal Court Judges’ Conference (Washington Adminstrative Office for the Courts, April, May, and June 2009)

 

Co-Chair, 2d Annual Appellate Practice Institute (December 2008)

 

Selecting Judges in Washington—Looking Back to 2008 and Forward to 2009, “Proposed Rule on Recusal Based on Campaign Contributions” (Judicial Selection Coalition and Univ. of Washington Law School, November 2008)

 

The Washington State Constitution: History, Co-presenter with Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, Interpretation and Practical Application, Reenactment of Debate over Judicial Article (Washington Courts Historical Society and Spokane County Bar Ass’n, October 2008)

 

            Washington Civil Procedure: Post-Trial Motions, Preserving Issues for Appeal (WSBA, July 2008)

 

            Moderator, Panel Discussion on Confidence in the Judiciary, Washington State Superior Court Judicial Conference (Administrative Office of the Courts, April 2008)

 

            Technology on Appeal (WSBA Young Lawyer Section, March 2008)

 

            Washington’s 1889 Constitution: Populism, politics, and punts; also, Reenactment of Constitutional Debate over the Composition, Salaries, and Selection of Supreme Court Judges (Washington Courts Historical Society, November 2007)

 

            Chair, Conference on the Election of Judges: Business as Usual or a System in Crisis? (AJS/Washington and Spokane County Bar Ass’n, November 2007)

 

            Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Institute (KCBA October 2007)

 

            Moderator, Judge Panel Discussion (Washington State Attorney General Annual Conference October 2007)

 

            Judicial Campaign Finance Issues, Bench Bar Conference (KCBA 2006)

 

            “I didn’t know that!”: 25 things the rules don’t tell you (WSBA May 2006)

 

            Appealing the Case Before It Is Over: Motions for Discretionary Review (WSBA, April 2006)

 

            Chair and Speaker, Anatomy of an Appeal (KCBA, December 2005)

 

            Panelist and Reporter, Washington State Summit on Judicial Independence and Judicial Selection (WSBA/KCBA/AJS-Wash, et al, November 2005)  

 

            An Appellate Lawyer’s Bag of Tricks, Young Lawyers Trial Advocacy (WSBA, November 2005, October 2006)

 

            Populism and the Washington State Constitutional Convention of 1889, Spring Judicial Conference (Adminstrator for the Courts, April 2005)

 

            Perspectives on Oral Argument, Master Class on Appeals (WSBA, February, 2005)

 

            Technology on Appeal: Using Powerpoint in Oral Argument (American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, October 2004)

 

            Civil Law Update, Spring Judicial Conference (Administrator for the Courts, April 2004)

 

            Verdict, Judgment and New Trial, The Essentials of Washington Civil Procedure (WSBA, March 2004)

 

            Panelist, An Afternoon with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (Washington Courts Historical Society, December 2003)

 

            Objections, Exceptions and Reconsideration Motions: Preserving the Trial Court's Mistakes for Appeal (WSTLA, November 2002)

 

Evidence: Preserving Your Record on Appeal (WSTLA, February 2002)

 

Co-Chair, Appellate Practice: Persuasive Brief Writing and Beyond (WSBA September 2002)

 

High Tech Appellate Advocacy (WSTLA, February 2002)

 

Co-Chair, Navigating the Shoals of the Appellate Process (Jefferson Cty. Bar Ass'n, January 2002; Kitsap Cty. Bar Ass'n 2002; Grays Harbor Bar Ass'n 2003)

 

Chairperson, Anatomy of an Appeal: A Case Study (KCBA, December 2001)

 

            Technology on Appeal (Wash. Courts Historical Society, November 2001)

 

            Tort Law Update, Recent Developments (WSTLA, October 2000)

 

            Chairperson, The Appellate Practice (WSTLA, April 2000)

 

            Chairperson, Winning Appeals (KCBA, November 1999)

 

Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Spring Training Program: Appellate Advocacy (WAPA, April 1999)

 

            Attorney Discipline: The Disciplinary Board Standard of Review (WSBA, February 1999)

 

Subrogation and the Mahler Decision (WSTLA, December 1998)

 

Introduction to Appeals: Preparation of Oral Argument (Wa. St. Court of Appeals, October 1998)

 

Evidence: When and How To Argue An Evidentiary Issue on Appeal (WSTLA, September 1998; February 1999)

 

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