Spokane's first female prosecutor Pat Thompson

Patricia Thompson is Spokane's first female prosecutor.

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Sun., March 21, 2021

Pat Thompson offers candy treats to passersby outside her door at TouchMark on South Hill in Spokane.

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Pat Thompson was Spokane’s first female prosecutor. In July 1978, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office offered her a job, and Thompson said she found her calling.

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Pat Thompson was Spokane's first female prosecutor. In July 1978, the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office offered her a job and Thompson said he found her calling. She did experience a fair amount of sexism though. Thompson was assigned to the South Hill serial rapist case. She appeared in a front page picture in the Spokane Chronicle, Feb. 13, 1985, after the second Kevin Coe trial in Seattle.

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A newpaper clipping from July 1978, reports Pat Thompson joining the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office.

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