King County, Washington (Judicial)

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

Judge | Tenure | Appointed By

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Jaime Hawk

2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Joe Campagna

2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Haydee Vargas

2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Kristin Ballinger

2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Adrienne McCoy

November 8, 2021 - Present

Jay Inslee

Matt Lapin

May 4, 2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Jason Holloway

March 21, 2022 - Present

Jay Inslee

Jason Poydras

2021 - Present

Jay Inslee

Matthew Segal

2021 - Present

Jay Inslee

Andrea Robertson

December 31, 2020 - Present

Jay Inslee

Cindi Port

April 30, 2020 - Present

Gov. Jay Inslee (D)

Sue Parisien

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Ken Schubert

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David Keenan

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Douglass North

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Hillary Madsen

January 11, 2021 - Present

Janet Helson

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Sandra Widlan

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Karen Donohue

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Michael Scott

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Ketu Shah

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Aimee Sutton

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Michael Ryan

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Annette Messitt

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Josephine Wiggs-Martin

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Averil Rothrock

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Melinda Young

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Maureen McKee

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Matt Williams

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Marshall Ferguson

2018 - Present

Gov. Jay Inslee

Mafé Rajul

2018 - Present

Gov. Jay Inslee

Chad Allred

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Andrea Darvas

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John McHale

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Patrick Oishi

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Chris Gregoire

Judy Ramseyer

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LeRoy McCullough

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Catherine Shaffer

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Nicole Gaines Phelps

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Elizabeth Berns

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Kristin Richardson

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Sean O'Donnell

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Jim Rogers

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Susan Amini

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Steve Rosen

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Mary E. Roberts

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Sam Chung

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Tanya Thorp

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Gov. Jay Inslee

Johanna Bender

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Gov. Jay Inslee (D)

Veronica Galván

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Gov. Jay Inslee

## District Courts[edit]

### King County West Division, Washington

* Marcine Anderson
* Art Chapman
* Mark C. Chow
* Kuljinder Dhillon
* Anne C. Harper

* Gregg Hirakawa
* Lisa Paglisotti
* Rebecca C. Robertson
* Kristin Shotwell
* Douglas J. Smith[1]

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### King County Northeast Division, Washington

* Virginia Amato
* Joe Campagna
* Michael Finkle
* Michelle Gehlsen
* Rhonda Laumann
* Jill Klinge

* Marcus Naylor
* Kevin Peck
* E. Rania Rampersad
* Ketu Shah
* David A. Steiner
* Lisa O'Toole
* Donna Tucker[2]

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### King County Southwest Division, Washington

* Laurel Gibson
* Fa’amomoi Masaniai
* Brian Todd

### King County South Division, Washington

* David M. Christie

* D. Mark Eide
* Nathaniel B. Green, Jr.
* Corinna D. Harn

* Elizabeth D. Stephenson
* Susan Mahoney
* Matthew York[3]

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### 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]

1. ↑ King County, Washington, "District Court: Locations and Judges," accessed December 23, 2014
2. ↑ King County, Washington, "District Court: Locations and Judges," accessed December 19, 2014
3. ↑ King County, Washington, "District Court: Locations and Judges," accessed December 23, 2014
4. ↑ King County Courts

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Washington counties

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Washington courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington

State courts:

Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts

State resources:

Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington

# 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]

* Benton
* Clark
* Cowlitz
* King
* Kitsap
* Pierce
* Skagit
* Snohomish
* Spokane
* Thurston
* Whatcom
* Yakima

1. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.52.220," accessed April 30, 2014
2. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.36.170," accessed April 30, 2014
3. ↑ Washington Courts, "Judicial Election Information," July 13, 2012
4. ↑ Washington Courts, "2013 Legislative Summary," accessed July 26, 2016
5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Judicial Elections in Washington State," accessed April 30, 2014
6. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014