Judge Veronica Alicea Galván presides over the Des Moines Municipal Court last week. She was recently appointed to the King County Superior Court. (Photo by Ellen Banner / The Seattle Times)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.