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Pierce County council confirms new clerk amid repeated public pleas to fix missing probate order
Summary
The council confirmed Yvonne Sandoval as Pierce County Clerk of the Superior Court on a 7-0 vote. During the confirmation hearing and community forum, two relatives testified that a 2016 probate decree was never filed, describing years of legal and personal harm and urging the new clerk to correct the record.
The Pierce County Council on Sept. 23 unanimously confirmed Yvonne Sandoval as Clerk of the Superior Court, 7-0, after a confirmation hearing that drew emotional public testimony about a long-unfiled probate order.
Staff explained the executive appointment and the legal basis for confirmation under the Pierce County Charter and county code. County Executive Brian Mello introduced Sandoval as the administration's final department director pick and summarized a multi-step recruitment involving justice partners and superior-court leadership. The executive cited Sandoval’s roughly 20 years of experience in…
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