2008 Washington State Judicial election
Elected judicial positions in Washington State are nonpartisan; in 1912, Washington voters amended the constitution, adopting nonpartisan elections as the way to select judges.
[Court of Appeals]
Court of Appeals, Division I, District KingJudge Position 5 - Linda Lau
Court of Appeals, Division I, District King
Judge Position 6 - Ann Schindler
Court of Appeals, Division I, District Snohomish*
Judge Position 2 - J. Robert Leach
Court of Appeals, Division II, Pierce
Judge Position 2 - Elaine Houghton
Court of Appeals, Division II, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Thurston
Judge Position 1 - Joyce Hunt
Court of Appeals, Division III, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Orelle, Spokane, Stevens
Judge Position 2 - Kevin Korsmo
Court of Appeals, Division III, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima
Judge Position 1 - Stephen M. Brown
[Superior Court]
Asotin, Columbia, Garfield SuperiorJudge Position 1 - William D. Acey
Judge Position 1
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Bruce A. Spanner
Judge Position 2
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Robert Swisher
Judge Position 3
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Craig J. Matheson
Judge Position 4
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Cameron Mitchell
Judge Position 5
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Vic L. VanderSchoor
Judge Position 6
Benton, Franklin Superior Court
Carrie Runge
Judge Position 1
Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens
Rebecca M. Baker
Judge Position 2
Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens
Allen C. Nielson
Judge Position 1
Klickitat, Skamania Superior Court
E. Thompson Reynolds
Judge Position 1
Pacific, Wahkiakum Superior Court
Michael J. Sullivan
Judge Position 1
Adams Superior Court
Richard W. Miller
Judge Position 1
Chelan Superior Court
Lesley A. Allan
Judge Position 2
Chelan Superior Court
Ted W. Small
Judge Position 3
Chelan Superior Court
John E. Bridges
Judge Position 1
Clallam Superior Court
Kenneth D. Williams
Judge Position 2
Clallam Superior Court
George L. Wood
Judge Position 3
Clallam Superior Court
Brooke Taylor
Judge Position 1
Clark Superior Court
Roger A. Bennett
Judge Position 2
Clark Superior Court
Judge Position 3
Clark Superior Court
John F. Nichols
Judge Position 4
Clark Superior Court
Edwin L. Poyfair
Judge Position 5
Clark Superior Court
Robert L. Harris
Judge Position 6
Clark Superior Court
Barbara D. Johnson
Judge Position 7
Clark Superior Court
James E. Rulli
Judge Position 8
Clark Superior Court
Diane Woolard
Judge Position 9
Clark Superior Court
Robert Lewis
Judge Position 10
Clark Superior Court: new position
Judge Position 1
Cowlitz Superior Court
James Edgar F. Xavier Warme
Judge Position 2
Cowlitz Superior Court
Stephen M. Warning
Judge Position 3
Cowlitz Superior Court
Jill M. Johanson
Judge Position 4
Cowlitz Superior Court
Jim Stonier
Judge Position 1
Douglas Superior Court
John Hotchkiss
Judge Position 1
Grant Superior Court
Evan E. Sperline
Judge Position 2
Grant Superior Court
Kenneth L. Jorgensen
Judge Position 3
Grant Superior Court
John Antosz
Judge Position 1
Grays Harbor Superior
Court Gordon Godfrey
Judge Position 2
Grays Harbor Superior
Court Dave Edwards
Judge Position 3
Grays Harbor Superior
Court F. Mark McCauley
Judge Position 1
Island Superior Court
Alan R. Hancock
Judge Position 2
Island Superior Court
Vickie Churchill
Judge Position 1
Jefferson Superior
Court Craddock D Verser
Judge Position 1
King Superior Court
Charles W. Mertel
Judge Position 2
King Superior Court
Cheryl Carey
Judge Position 3
King Superior Court
Julie A. Spector
Judge Position 4
King Superior Court
Mary E. Roberts
Judge Position 5
King Superior Court
Steven C. Gonzalez
Judge Position 6
King Superior Court
Philip G. Hubbard Jr
Judge Position 7
King Superior Court
Kim Prochnau
Judge Position 8
King Superior Court
Jay V. White
Judge Position 9
King Superior Court
Jeffrey M. Ramsdell
Judge Position 10
King Superior Court
Glenna Hall
Judge Position 11
King Superior Court
Catherine Shaffer
Judge Position 12
King Superior Court
Dean S. Lum
Judge Position 13
King Superior Court
Terence Lukens
Judge Position 14
King Superior Court
Brian D. Gain
Judge Position 15
King Superior Court
Mary Yu
Judge Position 16
King Superior Court
Michael Hayden
Judge Position 17
King Superior Court
Donald D. Haley
Judge Position 18
King Superior Court
Susan J. Craighead
Judge Position 19
King Superior Court
Harry J. McCarthy
Judge Position 20
King Superior Court
Michael J. Heavy
Judge Position 21
King Superior Court
Greg Canova
Judge Position 22
King Superior Court
Douglas McBroom
Judge Position 23
King Superior Court
Andrea Darvas
Judge Position 24
King Superior Court
Michael J. Fox
Judge Position 25
King Superior Court
James A. Doerty
Judge Position 26
King Superior Court
Laura Middaugh
Judge Position 27
King Superior Court
Joan DuBuque
Judge Position 28
King Superior Court
Carol A. Schapira
Judge Position 29
King Superior Court
Sharon S. Armstrong
Judge Position 30
King Superior Court
Douglass North
Judge Position 31
King Superior Court
Helen Halpert
Judge Position 32
King Superior Court
LeRoy McCullough
Judge Position 33
King Superior Court
Richard D. Eadie
Judge Position 34
King Superior Court
Michael Trickey
Judge Position 35
King Superior Court
Paris K. Kallas
Judge Position 36
King Superior Court
George T. Mattson
Judge Position 37
King Superior Court
Nicole MacInnes
Judge Position 38
King Superior Court
Richard McDermott, Jr.
Judge Position 39
King Superior Court
Patricia Clark
Judge Position 40
King Superior Court
Bruce W. Hilyer
Judge Position 41
King Superior Court
Palmer Robinson
Judge Position 42
King Superior Court
Chris Washington
Judge Position 43
King Superior Court
William L. Downing
Judge Position 44
King Superior Court
Ronald Kessler
Judge Position 45
King Superior Court
Jim Rogers
Judge Position 46
King Superior Court
Suzanne M. Barnett
Judge Position 47
King Superior Court
Deborah Fleck
Judge Position 48
King Superior Court
Laura Inveen
Judge Position 49
King Superior Court
Monica J. Benton
Judge Position 50
King Superior Court
James D. Cayce
Judge Position 51
King Superior Court
John Erlick
Judge Position 52
King Superior Court
Bruce E. Heller
Judge Position 1
Kitsap Superior Court
Leonard W. Costello
Judge Position 2
Kitsap Superior Court
Leila Mills
Judge Position 3
Kitsap Superior Court
Anna Laurie
Judge Position 4
Kitsap Superior Court
Theodore Spearman
Judge Position 5
Kitsap Superior Court
Jay B. Roof
Judge Position 6
Kitsap Superior Court
Russell W. Hartman
Judge Position 7
Kitsap Superior Court
M. Karlynn Haberly
Judge Position 8
Kitsap Superior Court
Sally Olsen
Judge Position 1
Kittitas Superior Court
Michael E. Cooper
Judge Position 2
Kittitas Superior Court
Scott Sparks
Judge Position 1
Lewis Superior Court
Nelson E. Hunt
Judge Position 2
Lewis Superior Court
Jim Lawler
Judge Position 3
Lewis Superior Court
Richard L. Brosey
Judge Position 1
Lincoln Superior Court
Philip W. Borst
Judge Position 1
Mason Superior Court
James B. Sawyer II
Judge Position 2
Mason Superior Court
Toni A. Sheldon
Judge Position 1
Okanogan Superior Court
Jack Burchard
Judge Position 1
Pierce Superior Court
Jim Orlando
Judge Position 2
Pierce Superior Court
Katherine Stolz
Judge Position 3
Pierce Superior Court
Thomas P. Larkin
Judge Position 4
Pierce Superior Court
Bryan E. Chushcoff
Judge Position 5
Pierce Superior Court
Vicki L. Hogan
Judge Position 6
Pierce Superior Court
Rosanne Buckner
Judge Position 7
Pierce Superior Court
Frederick W. Fleming
Judge Position 8
Pierce Superior Court
Brian Tollefson
Judge Position 9
Pierce Superior Court
Sergio Armijo
Judge Position 10
Pierce Superior Court
D. Gary Steiner
Judge Position 11
Pierce Superior Court
John A. McCarthy
Judge Position 12
Pierce Superior Court
Stephanie A. Arend
Judge Position 13
Pierce Superior Court
Kathryn Nelson
Judge Position 14
Pierce Superior Court
Susan Serko
Judge Position 15
Pierce Superior Court
Thomas Felnagle
Judge Position 16
Pierce Superior Court
Lisa Worswick
Judge Position 17
Pierce Superior Court
Ronald Culpepper
Judge Position 18
Pierce Superior Court
Beverly G. Grant
Judge Position 19
Pierce Superior Court
Linda Lee
Judge Position 20
Pierce Superior Court
Kitty-Ann van Doorninck
Judge Position 21
Pierce Superior Court
Frank E. Cuthbertson
Judge Position 22
Pierce Superior Court
John Hickman
Judge Position 1
Skagit Superior Court
John M. Meyer
Judge Position 2
Skagit Superior Court
Michael E. Rickert
Judge Position 3
Skagit Superior Court
Susan K. Cook
Judge Position 4
Skagit Superior Court
David Needy
Judge Position 1
San Juan Superior Court
John O. Linde
Judge Position 1
Snohomish Superior Court
Ronald L. Castleberry
Judge Position 2
Snohomish Superior Court
James H. Allendoerfer
Judge Position 3
Snohomish Superior Court
Thomas J. Wynne
Judge Position 4
Snohomish Superior Court
Linda C. Krese
Judge Position 5
Snohomish Superior Court
Gerald L. Knight
Judge Position 6
Snohomish Superior Court
Richard J. Thorpe
Judge Position 7
Snohomish Superior Court
George N. Bowden
Judge Position 8
Snohomish Superior Court
Eric Lucas
Judge Position 10
Snohomish Superior Court
Kenneth L. Cowsert
Judge Position 11
Snohomish Superior Court
Larry E. McKeeman
Judge Position 12
Snohomish Superior Court
Anita L. Farris
Judge Position 13
Snohomish Superior Court
Michael Downes
Judge Position 14
Snohomish Superior Court
Ellen Fair
Judge Position 15
Snohomish Superior Court
Bruce Weiss
Judge Position 1
Spokane Superior Court
Robert D. Austin
Judge Position 2
Spokane Superior Court
Neal Q. Rielly
Judge Position 3
Spokane Superior Court
Tari S. Eitzen
Judge Position 4
Spokane Superior Court
Kathleen M. O'Connor
Judge Position 5
Spokane Superior Court
Michael P. Price
Judge Position 6
Spokane Superior Court
Salvatore Cozza
Judge Position 7
Spokane Superior Court
Maryann C. Moreno
Judge Position 8
Spokane Superior Court
Harold D. Clarke
Judge Position 9
Spokane Superior Court
Jerome J. Leveque
Judge Position 10
Spokane Superior Court
Linda G. Tompkins
Judge Position 11
Spokane Superior Court
Greg D. Sypolt
Judge Position 12
Spokane Superior Court
Ellen Kalama Clark
Judge Position 1
Thurston Superior Court
H. Christopher Wickham
Judge Position 2
Thurston Superior Court
Paula Casey
Judge Position 3
Thurston Superior Court
Richard A. Strophy
Judge Position 4
Thurston Superior Court
Wm. Thomas McPhee
Judge Position 5
Thurston Superior Court
Richard D. Hicks
Judge Position 6
Thurston Superior Court
Christine A. Pomeroy
Judge Position 7
Thurston Superior Court
Gary Tabor
Judge Position 8
Thurston Superior Court
Anne Hirsch
Judge Position 1
Walla Walla Superior Court
Robert L. Zagelow
Judge Position 2
Walla Walla Superior Court
Donald Schacht
Judge Position 1
Whatcom Superior Court
Ira Uhrig
Judge Position 2
Whatcom Superior Court
Steven J. Mura
Judge Position 3
Whatcom Superior Court
Charles R. Snyder
Judge Position 1
Whitman Superior Court
David Frazier
Judge Position 1
Yakima Superior Court
Susan L. Hahn
Judge Position 2
Yakima Superior Court
Michael G. McCarthy
Judge Position 3
Yakima Superior Court
F. James Gavin
Judge Position 4
Yakima Superior Court
Blaine Gibson
Judge Position 5
Yakima Superior Court
Robert N. Hackett Jr.
Judge Position 6
Yakima Superior Court
Ruth Reukauf
Judge Position 7
Yakima Superior Court
Michael E. Schwab
Judge Position 8
Yakima Superior Court
James C. Lust