"The law library board performs a judicial function. It has since the bar was formed. In the days before computers, judges went to the law library to find the law.
Law libraries were the primary means by which law was dispersed to the people and where judges found the legal precedents they needed for their work.
In Lewis County, law libraries were behind closed doors, located on the second floor of the historic courthouse, and administered exclusively for judges and members of the bar. This was the judicial function they served.
Today, with computers providing access to legal information, many young lawyers have never experienced the necessity of going to a law library. However, the purpose of the law library was to ensure that judges and the bar had access to the law, fulfilling a critical judicial function."
Glenn J. Carter, WSBA #33863, Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Hupy v. Lewis County, May 19, 2017
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