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D165783-5
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- 1975-03-28 (Creation)
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Head-and-shoulders portrait of Judge Thomas A. Swayze, Jr. Judge Swayze represented the 26th District in the Washington State House of Representatives for several years, following in the footsteps of his mother, Frances. He became Speaker of the House in 1971 and 1972. While Speaker, he played an important role in the redistricting negotiations which occurred during the 1972 session. Thomas Swayze retired from the legislature in 1973; in 1975 he joined the Pierce County Superior Court bench where he remained for 21 years. While on the Superior Court, he was the presiding judge, president of the Superior Court Judges' Association and board member of the judges' foundation. Judge Swayze passed away on October 16, 2005, at the age of 74. Photograph ordered by the Pierce County Law Library. (www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/jan06-inmemoriam.htm; www.secstate.wa.gov/oralhistory/redistricting2/1970s/1972/1972)
Swayze, Thomas A.; Judges--Tacoma--1970-1980; Legislators--Washington--1960-1970; Legislators--Washington--1970-1980;