Frankie Peters
Thurston County District Court
frankie.peters@co.thurston.wa.us

Frankie Peters serves as the Court Executive Officer for the Thurston County District Court. After graduating from Washington State University with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Frankie was a Program Supervisor working with Behavioral Rehabilitation Services (BRS) youth at a group home for at risk teens. He began his career with the judicial branch in 2010, holding positions of Court Assistant I, Court Assistant II, Calendaring and Court Coordinator at Thurston County District Court. In 2016, he supported the CLJ-CMS project as a Business Analyst for the Administrative Office of the Courts, before returning to Thurston County District Court in 2018 as the Court Operations Officer. He was appointed to his current role as Court Executive Officer in 2021. Frankie has had the opportunity to serve on multiple commissions, committees, and workgroups to include the Supreme Court Interpreter and Language Access Commission, CLJ-CMS Court User Work Group (CUWG), BJA Court Recovery Task Force, and is currently a member of the CLJ-CMS Project Steering Committee. He has also provided representation and support through multiple sub-committee assignments and workgroups with the AOC, BJA, DMCJA, and DMCMA. Frankie continues to passionately lead and support local Procedural Justice projects and is a strong advocate of the Data for Justice initiatives.

LaTricia Kinlow
Tukwila Municipal
Trish.Kinlow@TukwilaWA.gov

LaTricia Kinlow serves as the Judicial Branch Administrator for the Tukwila Municipal Court where she supports Judge Kimberly A. Walden and provides leadership to the Tukwila Municipal Court Team.   She is a passionate and active member of the Washington State District and Municipal Court Management Association (DMCMA) participating on various committees: Education, Long Range Planning, ARLJ 14, Technology, Courts-Helping-Courts/Mentorship to name a few. She represents or has represented the association on other state commissions and associations such as the Washington State Gender & Justice Commission, Interpreter Commission, Minority & Justice Commission, MJCOM LFO Committee, Court Education Committee (CEC), Court Education Funding Taskforce, Interbranch Advisory Committee, Misdemeanant Probation Association and the Court Media Workgroup.

LaTricia has an extensive background in customer service, not only from her experience in the courts, but also from her work in major corporations such as Nordstrom and Macy's (formerly Bon Marche).  She prides herself in creating a court environment where satisfying customers' needs while maintaining the integrity of the organization is the primary goal. Trish is a motivationalist, speaker, facilitator, forward thinker, and enjoys encouraging people to greater works.

Therese Murphy
Yakima District Court
therese.murphy@co.yakima.wa.us

Therese Murphy is the District Court Administrator and has been performing that function since 2011.   She was recruited out of the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office where she was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney.  She is a graduate of Washburn Law School in Topeka Kansas and obtained her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Eastern Washington University.  She started her collegiate career at Washington State University and despite their challenging history, is a diehard WSU Cougar fan – Go Cougs! Her legal career began in 2001, after she thankfully passed the bar exam the first time and was hired by Lewis County as a Deputy Prosecutor.  Throughout her legal life, she has been a prosecutor and has handled cases from simple driving offenses to homicide.  Her work at the Court involves using her legal expertise in other ways, specifically addressing contract issues, human resource matters and legal procedural challenges.  In addition to her management position, she is also a Judge for a municipal court in the lower valley.

When Ms. Murphy is not at work, she enjoys spending time outside, cycling, hiking or swimming. She loves to travel, especially if it involves going to remote distant places. One of her recent adventures took her to Mt. Everest base camp and she has plans in the near future to backpack into Patagonia and mountain bike in Africa.

Mary Beth Phillips

East Wenatchee Municipal Court

mphillips@ewcourt.org

Mary Beth Phillips is Court Administrator for the East Wenatchee Municipal Court. In 1989, Mary Beth began her career working for the Douglas County District Court as the civil clerk.   In November 1991 she was recruited by the Chelan County District Court in a Deputy Court Clerk position where she worked for 6 years before taking a hiatus from working full time to raise a famil.  She continued work part time for the court as well as the probation department, as well as filling in at the Police Department and Sheriff’s Office.  In 2001 she returned to full time work at the East Wenatchee Municipal Court as the Assistant Court Administrator and was promoted to Court Administrator in 2017.

Mary Beth has almost 35 years of experience working for the courts of Washington State. She is passionate about teaching what she has learned over the years to others and has the desire to be the voice for the small rural courts in Washington and bringing to them the resources that DMCMA has available.   Mary Beth currently serves on the DMCMA as the Central East Regional Director.

Juanita Sifuentes
Yakima County District Court
Juanita.Sifuentes@co.yakima.wa.us

Juanita Sifuentes joined Yakima County District Court in July 2021 as a Program Specialist for the Financial Department. For the previous 14 years Juanita journeyed through the retail world as management with a little company named Ulta, where she gained most of her customer service skills. As of February 2022, Juanita accepted the position as the Financial Supervisor where she has assisted with the restructuring of the District Court Financial Department.

Candace Enders
Kent Municipal Court
CEnders@kentwa.gov

In 1998, Candace began her career working for the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction. She started as a high school intern at Kent Municipal Court under the direction of Margaret Yetter. She loved the environment and the staff so much she accepted a full-time position right out of high school.

In 2005, a great opportunity arose to work for a brand-new municipal court. Candace was hired by Lynne Campeau to be the 1st court clerk of Issaquah Municipal Court. She learned the ins and outs of starting a new court and taking on multiple cities.
In 2014, life changes brought Candace back to where it all started, Kent Municipal Court. She became the Court Supervisor in January 2021.

Candace recently presented at the DMCJA Pro Tem Training on working with court personnel. She is passionate about providing great customer service and continuing education for court staff.