Panel Members

Judge Terrence A. Carroll, ret., Chair

Carroll served as a consultant advisor to the 1999 Citizen Review Panel convened by then-Mayor Paul Schell to evaluate the issue of employee accountability within the Seattle Police Department, and was the first Internal Affairs Auditor for SPD, serving from 1992-2003. Carroll was appointed to the King County Superior Court in 1980 and served until 1992. During his tenure on the bench, Carroll conducted several hundred settlement conferences. In addition, he presided over hundreds of jury and non-jury cases. He also served as Chief Criminal Judge and Presiding Judge at Juvenile Court. He stepped down from the bench to join the private Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services and formed his own company, Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC, with several other retired judges in 1997. Since starting his mediation and arbitration work, Carroll has heard more than 4,000 mediations and more than 1,000 arbitrations. He most frequently hears cases in the areas of business, probate, tort, property and construction law. He has also served as special master in dozens of complex cases. Carroll is a frequent lecturer at legal seminars in the area of alternative dispute resolution. He has participated in a wide range of community activities and has served as a consultant to the Port of Seattle, the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Commission on Judicial Conduct. Also, he has served as a rule of law adviser to several countries following the breakup of the former Soviet Union. From 1974 to 1980, he was in private practice with experience before that as a deputy prosecutor and public defender. In 1966 Carroll earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seattle University and a law degree from Georgetown in 1969. He graduated from the National Judicial College in 1981.

Bob Boruchowitz, Vice Chair

In 2007, Bob Boruchowitz became a Visiting Professor at Seattle University’s Youth Advocacy Clinic, teaching courses in juvenile law, after stepping down as Director of The Defender Association (TDA), where he worked for 33 years. While at The Defender Association, he began the Defender Association’s Racial Disparity Project; oversaw the establishment of TeamChild with Columbia Legal Services; led a management team in negotiating the first collective-bargaining agreement for public defenders in the county; and helped develop state and national public-defender standards. Boruchowitz also served as president of the Washington Defender Association for 20 years and served on dozens of other local and national committees and boards; and argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000. He is on the Washington Minority and Justice Commission. He was a Soros Senior Fellow in 2003. He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars on a variety of topics, including ethics. He has participated in evaluations of public defender programs in five states and the District of Columbia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Kenyon College in 1970 and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1973.

Jenny A. Durkan

Jenny Durkan a prominent Seattle attorney known for successful criminal and civil litigation, and for her continued civic leadership. Formerly the Governor’s Executive Counsel, she chaired the Attorney General’s Consumer Privacy Task Force, co-chaired the U.S. District Judge selection committee, served as the first Citizen Observer on the Seattle Police Firearms Review Board and was a member of the 1999 Citizen Review Panel convened by then-Mayor Paul Schell to evaluate the issue of employee accountability within the Seattle Police Department.. Durkan taught Trial Advocacy at the University of Washington Law School and serves on the WSBA Board of Governors. She is a founding board member for the University of Washington’s Center for Women and Democracy. She recently worked with the Center and the National Democratic Institute doing political training in Morocco.

M. Lorena González

Lorena González, president of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, is an associate at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender. For the past two years, González has represented individuals and workers whose rights have been violated or individuals who have been severely injured by negligence or governmental misconduct. Her practice has focused on race and national origin discrimination, police misconduct and employment discrimination. She has litigated against the State of Washington, Washington counties, private companies and insurance companies on behalf of individuals. González is a native Washingtonian who grew up in the Lower Yakima Valley as a migrant farm worker. In 1999, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Washington State University and a law degree from Seattle University School of Law in 2005. Upon graduation, Lorena began working as a full-time associate for Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim LLP, where she focused her practice in civil rights, governmental misconduct, employment discrimination, medical malpractice and negligence. She has litigated numerous cases in both federal and state court.

Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal is the founder and Executive Director of Hate Free Zone (HFZ), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the fundamental principles of democracy and justice through building power in immigrant communities in collaboration with key allies. Since its creation, HFZ has grown into a leading voice for its courageous and ground-breaking work on behalf of immigrant and refugee communities targeted post-9/11. Under Pramila’s leadership, Hate Free Zone has successfully passed numerous policy initiatives at the City, County and State levels to recognize the contributions of immigrants and to ensure they have access to essential services. Hate Free Zone has also organized thousands of immigrants in diverse communities and in conjunction with allies from numerous sectors to ensure fairness and justice for all immigrants. Hate Free Zone won early successes, including a successful class action lawsuit with pro bono counsel against the Federal government for the deportation of more than 4,000 Somalis back to Somalia. Hate Free Zone’s civic engagement work has included the registration of more than 21,000 new immigrant citizens to vote. Pramila’s previous work includes more than 15 years in international and domestic social justice issues, working across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Pramila has a Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a B.A. from Georgetown University in English and Economics. 

Judith Krebs

Judy Krebs serves as General Counsel at Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 775NW, a union representing more than 30,500 long‑term health care workers. Prior to that, she served as an Assistant Attorney General, representing Washington residents in telephone and energy utility matters before the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission, other administrative agencies and the courts. Before joining the Attorney General’s staff, Judy was an Associate at Schwerin Campbell Barnard & Iglitzin LLP, focusing on labor and employment issues. She has served as President of the Seattle Jobs Initiative, is currently a member of the Seattle City Light Advisory Board and is treasurer of the Washington Association of Churches. In 1989, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego. After college Judy enjoyed a career leading campaigns and organizations devoted to economic justice, including passage of the 1998 Washington initiative increasing the minimum wage. In 2001 she received a law degree from the University of Washington.

Gary Locke

Gary Locke was elected Washington’s 21st governor on Nov. 5, 1996, making him the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. On Nov. 7, 2000, Locke, a Democrat, was re-elected to a second term. Upon leaving Washington’s governorship, Locke joined the Seattle office of international law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, in its China and governmental-relations practice groups. After receiving his law degree from Boston University in 1975, Locke worked for several years as a deputy prosecutor in King County, prosecuting felony crimes. In 1982, Locke was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives, where he served on the House Judiciary and Appropriations committees, with his final five years spent as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Prior to being elected governor, Locke served as chief executive of King County in 1993 and took on the issues and challenges facing Washington’s largest county. Locke received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Yale University in 1972.

Hubert G. Locke

Hubert G. Locke is Professor of Public Affairs, Dean Emeritus, and Marguerite Corbally Professor of Public Service at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Locke served as a consultant advisor to the 1999 Citizen Review Panel convened by then-Mayor Paul Schell to evaluate the issue of employee accountability within the Seattle Police Department. After graduate work at the University of Michigan, Locke became the first Executive Director of the Citizens Committee for Equal Opportunity, a civil rights organization in Detroit, where he worked from 1962 to 1965. Subsequently, he was appointed Administrative Assistant to the Detroit Commissioner of Police, serving from 1966 to 1967. Between 1967 and 1972, he was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Education and Fellow of the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University, and from 1972 to 1975 was Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service and Associate Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Locke joined the University of Washington in 1976 as Professor of Public Affairs and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1977, Locke was appointed Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and in 1982, Dean of the Evans School. His major research interests are in management and policy issues in American policing. He is author and editor of several books and numerous chapters in publications dealing with race, criminal justice, religion and public policy. His publications in the field of American policing and the administration of justice include The Detroit Riot of 1967; Police Brutality and Police Review Boards and an essay in The Color of Law and the Issue of Color: Race and Abuse of Police Power entitled Justice for All: Understanding and Controlling Police Abuse of Force.

Mike McKay

Mike McKay is one of the founding partners of McKay Chadwell, PLLC. With his experience as a former U.S. Attorney, he has established a law practice focusing on commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and corporate internal investigations. As U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington in Seattle from 1989 to 1993, McKay supervised the litigation of many prominent lawsuits filed on behalf of or against the United States. In 1999, then-Mayor Paul Schell asked McKay to investigate police policies and procedures in the wake of allegations that a police detective stole money from a homicide victim. As a result, he served as vice chair of a four-member Citizens Review Panel which made more than 20 recommendations to improve the Seattle Police Department. McKay graduated from the University of Washington in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and in 1976 received a law degree from Creighton University School of Law.

Norman B. Rice

Norm Rice, Seattle’s 49th Mayor, served two terms beginning in 1990 and was Seattle’s first and only African-American mayor. Prior to becoming Mayor, he served 11 years on the Seattle City Council. When he left City government in 1998, he jointed the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, serving as President and CEO until 2004. Rice is the former Vice Chairman of Capital Access LLC, an investment bank specializing in municipal, energy and philanthropic finance. He is now a visiting practitioner at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Before entering City government, he worked as a reporter at KOMO-TV News and KIXI radio, served as Assistant Director of the Seattle Urban League, was Executive Assistant and Director of Government Services for the Puget Sound Council of Governments, and was employed as the Manager of Corporate Contributions and Social Policy at Rainier National Bank. Rice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Washington in 1972 and received his Master of Public Administration from the Evans School in 1974.

Jennifer Shaw

Jennifer Shaw joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington as the Legislative Director in November 2004. Shaw was a trial attorney with the firm Aoki & Sakamoto for eight years, representing individuals in criminal defense, personal injury, civil rights, and discrimination cases. Prior to that, she was a staff attorney for the Seattle-King County Public Defender Association for seven years. Ms. Shaw has served as a Commissioner Pro Tem for King County Superior Court and has chaired the Criminal Law Section of the Washington State Trial Lawyers and the Legislative Committee for the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In 2006 she served on the King County Sheriff’s Blue Ribbon Panel, charged with reviewing and researching management systems for addressing employee misconduct and discipline in the Sheriff’s Office; gaining an understanding of best management practices in other police departments and their applicability to the office; and making recommendations for improvements to the accountability system for misconduct and discipline. She also participated in a series of community forums in Spokane discussing police accountability and independent oversight. She is a 1987 graduate of Seattle University Law School and earned undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from the University of Washington in 1984.