Whatcom County Superior Court鈥檚 newest appointed judge has ties to the area
Before working for the employment security department, Freeman worked more than five years as a deputy prosecuting attorney and as a special deputy prosecuting attorney for the Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney鈥檚 Office. He handled mostly juvenile cases, according to The Bellingham Herald archives, and also served as a pro tem judge for Everson, Lynden and Ferndale.
Freeman, a native of Olympia, also obtained his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Western Washington University in 2002 with a degree in political science, before receiving his law degree from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore.