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Kevin Peterson Jr.

What awaits Clark County judge Zimmerman if he returns to District Court bench?

March 25, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

If Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman returns to the bench — pending an investigation into comments he made critical of a local Black man killed by police — his workload will be limited, according to criminal justice officials. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

Calls for Clark County Judge Zimmerman’s resignation grow

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

March 19, 2021, 3:28pm Clark County News

Embattled Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman plans to let an investigation into his conduct run its course, a local attorney said Friday. Read story

Tammi Bell answers questions about the killing of her son, Kevin Peterson, Jr., by police in Clark County, during a press conference at the Aero Club Banquet Room in Vancouver on Thursday morning, March 18, 2021.

Peterson’s parents call Zimmerman’s remarks ‘slap in the face’

Tammi Bell answers questions about the killing of her son, Kevin Peterson, Jr., by police in Clark County, during a press conference at the Aero Club Banquet Room in Vancouver on Thursday morning, March 18, 2021.

March 18, 2021, 7:19pm Clark County News

Kevin Peterson Jr.’s father condemned a Clark County judge Thursday for making disparaging remarks about his son but declined to say whether the judge should resign or be removed. Read story

Kevin Peterson, Sr. answers questions about the killing of his son, Kevin Peterson, Jr., by police in Clark County, during a press conference at the Aero Club Banquet Room in Vancouver on Thursday morning, March 18, 2021.

Family of Kevin Peterson Jr. files tort claim against Clark County

Kevin Peterson, Sr. answers questions about the killing of his son, Kevin Peterson, Jr., by police in Clark County, during a press conference at the Aero Club Banquet Room in Vancouver on Thursday morning, March 18, 2021.

March 18, 2021, 4:00pm Clark County News

A law firm representing the family of Kevin Peterson Jr. announced Thursday it has filed a tort claim for wrongful death against Clark County, alleging that a deputy shot Peterson in the back as he ran away. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

Zimmerman heard cases of Black man deputies shot in February traffic stop

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

March 18, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman never saw Kevin Peterson Jr. in his judicial capacity, but he presided over several cases for another Black man killed by police. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

Clark County Superior Court strips Zimmerman of power over its cases

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

March 17, 2021, 3:20pm Clark County News

The legal community and local officials continued to turn on District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman on Wednesday after comments he made last week about the death of a Black man came to light. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

Clark County judge apologizes for Kevin Peterson Jr. comments, will take time off

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

March 16, 2021, 11:00am Clark County News

Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman issued a statement Tuesday saying he’s decided to take time off to reflect on comments he made last week critical of a Black man killed in a police shooting in Hazel Dell. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

Clark County judge faces condemnation, call for resignation after comments

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

March 15, 2021, 5:40pm Clark County News

Clark County District Court condemned Judge Darvin Zimmerman and a prominent law firm has called for his resignation Monday for comments he made last week critical of a Black man killed in a police shooting in Hazel Dell. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate the shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, 2020.

Judge Zimmerman caught on hot mic denigrating Kevin Peterson Jr.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate the shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, 2020.

March 13, 2021, 7:26pm Clark County News

A Clark County judge apparently didn’t realize his courtroom conversation was live on YouTube as he referred to young man killed last fall by sheriff’s deputies as “the Black guy they are trying to make an angel out of” and called him “dumb” for supposedly thinking he would go to… Read story

City of Vancouver drops most Kevin Peterson Jr. protest charges

February 19, 2021, 7:51am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver has dropped criminal charges for most people arrested at protests over the law enforcement killing of a Black man. Read story