Was Judge's DUI Arrest Legal? County Tussles With Ex-Jurist

By Ben Adlin ( February 27, 2026, 7:59 PM EST) -- Counsel for a Washington county and three sheriff's deputies Friday urged a Tacoma federal judge to ditch a wrongful arrest lawsuit from former Superior Court Judge David Mistachkin, arguing he's failed to demonstrate law enforcement violated his constitutional rights when approaching his vehicle on the side of a road....

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