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Municipal court administrator Howard Delaney to retire; city plans national search

5398336 · July 14, 2025
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Howard Delaney, municipal court administrator, will retire Oct. 24. Judge O'Sullivan and court staff told the council the administration will provide funding and the court has contracted an executive firm to run a national search; an SBO is expected.

Howard Delaney, municipal court administrator, has announced he will retire effective Oct. 24, creating a planned leadership transition in Spokane Municipal Court, Judge O'Sullivan told the Public Safety and Community Health Committee on July 14. The court and city administration are preparing for the vacancy and for the financial implications of Delaney’s departure, Judge O'Sullivan said. "Initially, we were looking at what our options were ... whether we were going to hire an interim…

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