The judges from U.S. are in Armenia to participate in training judges, prosecutors and advocates.

The Honorable Robert Lasnik, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington,  the Honorable Ricardo Martinez, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington,  and Connie Smith, Chief United States Pretrial Services Officer for the Western District of Washington will be in Armenia July 6-20.

They will participate in training judges, prosecutors and advocates in issues concerning pretrial detention/release, alternative dispute resolution, and judicial opinion writing. 

The training is sponsored by the United States Embassy, in the framework of its commitment to implement reform in Armenia around developing accountability and rule of law.