King County is one of 39 counties in the State of Washington. It is served by Municipal Courts, District Courts, and Superior courts.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has jurisdiction in King County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Judges[edit]

King County, Washington

Superior Courts[edit]

King County Superior Court, Washington

District Courts[edit]

King County West Division, Washington

King County Northeast Division, Washington

King County Southwest Division, Washington

• Laurel Gibson
• Fa’amomoi Masaniai
• Brian Todd

King County South Division, Washington

King County Office of the Presiding Judge, KCDC, Washington

• Corinna D. Harn (Chief Presiding Judge)
• Donna Tucker (Assistant Presiding Judge)^[4]

Municipal Courts[edit]

Tukwila Municipal Court, Washington

Seattle Municipal Court, Washington

SeaTac Municipal Court, Washington

Renton Municipal Court, Washington

Mercer Island Municipal Court, Washington

Lake Forest Park Municipal Court, Washington

Kirkland Municipal Court, Washington

Kent Municipal Court, Washington

Issaquah Municipal Court, Washington

Federal Way Municipal Court, Washington

Enumclaw Municipal Court, Washington

Des Moines Municipal Court, Washington

Bothell Municipal Court, Washington

Auburn Municipal Court, Washington

See also[edit]

• Washington counties
• Courts in Washington

External links[edit]

• King County website
• King County Court Records

Footnotes[edit]

Elections[edit]

See also: Washington judicial elections

Washington is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Washington, click here.

• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Washington judicial elections, 2015
• Washington judicial elections, 2014
• Washington judicial elections, 2013
• Washington judicial elections, 2012
• Washington judicial elections, 2010

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

Primaries are held only if more than two candidates file for a position. These contests are nonpartisan in nature.^[1] The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. Until 2013, a candidate who won over 50 percent of the vote in the primary was then unopposed in the general election. But the law was amended in 2013. Since that amendment, the top two finishers in a judicial primary must advance to compete with each other in the general election.^[2][3][4]

General election[edit]

In counties with a population greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat.^[5] According to the 2010 census, the following counties had populations greater than 100,000:^[6]