A challenger seeking to unseat a Spokane Municipal Court judge believes the incumbent lacks professionalism or professional empathy for the defendants and victims that pass through her court, accusations the incumbent argues are misguided or confusing.

Municipal judges handle cases based on city laws, which include misdemeanor criminal cases and traffic infractions, among other duties.

Gloria Ochoa-Bruck has served on the municipal court bench since 2021, after she defeated the incumbent Matthew Antush in an election. She previously served briefly as senior director of inclusion and diversity for the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority and as a judge for the Kalispel Tribal Court, and before that worked for six years as the director of local government and multicultural affairs for the ci

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