The judge seems to have a habit of letting drug dealers out of jail. According to another article, she let a drug dealer out for Thanksgiving after he failed to show up in court 75 times.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/17/judge-lets-drug-dealer-out-jail-thanksgiving/
Yes, this turkey was a revolving door criminal and this judge was part of the problem.
I live in Spokane, yes this judge is a real POS.