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**Court Denies Request to Change Judges in Snohomish County Discrimination Case** A worker filed a discrimination lawsuit against Snohomish County and asked the court to remove two specific judges (Martinez and Creatura) from hearing their case. This type of request is called a "recusal motion" and typically happens when someone believes a judge cannot be fair or has a conflict of interest. The court denied the worker's request, meaning Judges Martinez and Creatura will remain on the case. This was only a procedural decision about which judges would handle the case - the court has not yet ruled on whether discrimination actually occurred or what the outcome of the main lawsuit will be. **What This Means for Workers:** This ruling shows that getting judges removed from employment cases is difficult and requires strong reasons. Workers cannot simply request different judges because they prefer someone else. However, this decision doesn't affect the worker's underlying discrimination claims, which are still pending. The case will continue with the original judges, and the worker still has the opportunity to prove their discrimination case. Workers should focus their efforts on building strong evidence for their main claims rather than trying to change judges unless there are serious conflicts of interest.