Judge McClinton
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- Oct 20, 1891The School Law That Existed Only in the Enrolled BillA $3,700 school-fund dispute in Spokane exposed a legislative clerk's error—and left Washington's superintendent asking whether the enrolled bill or the journals were law.Olympia, WA
- Jan 5, 1895Clallam County Elected Her. The Court Said a Woman Couldn’t Serve.Ella Guptill won the race for county school superintendent, but a Port Angeles judge ruled that Washington law barred women from holding office—setting up an appeal.Port Angeles, WA
- Jan 14, 1895The Woman They Unseated: A Contested Election in Port AngelesA Populist woman won the county school superintendent's race, a judge ruled her election illegal, and a filing deadline left the door open for her return.Port Angeles, WA