Judge Jennifer Grant reduces or dismisses most photo-enforcement penalties in Lake Forest Park mitigation calendar

Judge Jennifer Grant presided over a Feb. 24 mitigation calendar in Lake Forest Park Municipal Court and reduced fines for the majority of motorists who appeared to contest or mitigate photo-enforced speeding citations in designated school walk-zone areas.

The calendar, which the judge identified at the start as a mitigation calendar, drew dozens of defendants. Grant described the school-walk-zone enforcement and offered reduced penalties in many cases after hearing explanations, medical or financial hardship claims, or driving-condition details. She also dismissed several matters after defendants — while under oath — said they were not the driver on the date of the notice. One contested case was continued to a prosecutor calendar with the officer subpoenaed.

Grant explained the scope of the enforcement at the hearing: “It was just the designated school walk zone area, that is enforced 24/7, in Lake Forest Park on that roadway.” She…