Read about John A. Booth’s counsel named top lawyer in Thurston County …

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Olympian writes that defense attorney James Dixon has been honored with an award as Thurston County’s lawyer of the year.

Dixon is the court-appointed attorney who represents John A. Booth Jr., the former Onalaska resident charged in last summer’s triple homicide in the Salkum area. Booth’s trial is set for the end of August and expected to last for about 10 days.

The Olympia-based attorney started working in Thurston County 21 years ago, according to news reporter Jeremy Pawloski.

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2 Responses to “Read about John A. Booth’s counsel named top lawyer in Thurston County …”

  1. 110 says:
    Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    great is he going to get off on this one too!!!

  2. George says:
    Friday, June 17, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    Oh great…. now it’s going to cost even more to defend the guy who is accused of executing three people… and they aren’t even going to try to execute HIM if he’s found guilty! I guess killing two suspected drug users and an innocent kid makes up for it, somehow?