Can't lose

The race for District Court judge is one the residents of Whitman County can’t lose. While any of the three candidates would serve the county well, my choice is Rob Rembert. I’ve worked with, or against all three candidates. Not only have I worked in the trenches with them, I’ve had the pleasure of observing each of them.

As a lawyer, Rob has successfully represented both those who have been injured and those accused of crimes. He has done so for more than 20 years. This familiarity with both victims and defendants is a strength the other two candidates cannot match; it is this experience that makes Rob the most qualified. Certainly the scope of Rob’s practice has trained him to hear all sides of an issue.

All three have served as judge at one time or another. Frankly, that metric does not mean as much in district court. There, the measure of a good judge is the ability to effectively listen to the individuals in order to understand, to empathize and yet remain independent. These are goals for all good attorneys - I suggest Rob is closer to achieving them.

Rob consistently has shown the ability to hear a given set of issues and then fashion a just resolution. It is this attribute that sets him apart in this race.

--John S. Snyder, Palouse