Justice's Sailor
from Washington Legacy Project Oral Histories by John Hughes
A sailboat racer and a pilot, Robert F. Utter has sailed the sea and soared the sky, but his voyages of discovery have also taken him to what he describes as the "sacred sanctuary of the conscience." His life's work is to be a man of faith and a judicious judge. Read more...
from Washington Legacy Project Oral Histories by John Hughes
A sailboat racer and a pilot, Robert F. Utter has sailed the sea and soared the sky, but his voyages of discovery have also taken him to what he describes as the "sacred sanctuary of the conscience." His life's work is to be a man of faith and a judicious judge. Read more...
Robert Utter, former Washington Supreme Court justice, dies at 84
by Brad Shannon for the Seattle Times
Former state Supreme Court justice Robert Utter, who had resigned in protest of the court’s handling of death penalty cases in 1995, died late Wednesday at the age of 84. Read more...
by Brad Shannon for the Seattle Times
Former state Supreme Court justice Robert Utter, who had resigned in protest of the court’s handling of death penalty cases in 1995, died late Wednesday at the age of 84. Read more...
Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter dies
Former state Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter, who served on the high court for 23 years until he resigned in protest over the court’s handing of death-penalty cases, has died. He was 84. Read more...
Former state Supreme Court Justice Robert Utter, who served on the high court for 23 years until he resigned in protest over the court’s handing of death-penalty cases, has died. He was 84. Read more...
Death Penalty Doubts Affirmed
By Brad Shannon for The Olympian February 2014
Inslee's death penalty moratorium "overwhelming relief" for former state justice who resigned to protest capital punishment
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By Brad Shannon for The Olympian February 2014
Inslee's death penalty moratorium "overwhelming relief" for former state justice who resigned to protest capital punishment
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The Power of One Plus One
By Robert Utter
A moving testimony of the transforming power of forgiveness as seen by Bob in the story of Don Anthony White, a man who was deemed irreversibly psychotic. The following text is Bob's personal notes for a speech at the Vancouver, B.C. prayer breakfast. It reads like an essay but also has notes in the margins, typos, etc.. Read more... (pdf file 1.5 mb)
By Robert Utter
A moving testimony of the transforming power of forgiveness as seen by Bob in the story of Don Anthony White, a man who was deemed irreversibly psychotic. The following text is Bob's personal notes for a speech at the Vancouver, B.C. prayer breakfast. It reads like an essay but also has notes in the margins, typos, etc.. Read more... (pdf file 1.5 mb)
Wanrow versus State
Justice Utter wrote the majority decision in this landmark 1977 case regarding Women's rights for self defense.
1977 Article from the Spokesman Review
Wikipedia article on Yvonne Wanrow
Justice Utter wrote the majority decision in this landmark 1977 case regarding Women's rights for self defense.
1977 Article from the Spokesman Review
Wikipedia article on Yvonne Wanrow
Washington state must abandon the death penalty
By Robert Utter
The impending execution of a man in Washington State faces us with the question of whether the death penalty serves the state and its citizens well and whether it fulfills the reason for which it was initially passed. Read more...
By Robert Utter
The impending execution of a man in Washington State faces us with the question of whether the death penalty serves the state and its citizens well and whether it fulfills the reason for which it was initially passed. Read more...