Nine new Washington State Patrol troopers will be assigned to the Bellevue district after completing more than 1,000 hours of training. They are part of a group of 35 recently sworn in by state Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens.

The new troopers are: David A. Bauders, Zachary A. Bloomfield, Joseph DePalma, Richard I. Ellison, Daniel W. Hagadone, Bryan M. Maloney, Benjamin J. Sherman, Briar R. Stanley, and David A. Warwick.