2008 Primary
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Candidates A-Z |
This page indexes candidates for election to Washington judicial offices in 2008. Candidates are listed here if they have registered for election with the Public Disclosure Commission or otherwi52!. Names of incumbents seeking re-election are in bold.
This page is useful if you are looking for a particular name, or if you want to browse. If you want to know the elections that will be on your ballot, go to the Show My Elections page. If you are interested in reviewing all elected judges who have been profiled at this site, go to the Judges A-Z page.
Because the elections are still several months away, we do not yet have much information about these candidates. Links to candidate profiles will be added as information becomes available.
For candidates who have previously been covered by VotingforJudges, we include links to their profiles from previous elections. Because this site was only created in 2006, however, such links are few.
This page will be greatly expanded as the 2008 elections approach. We will include all Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Superior Court candidates.
Key to symbols:
| ◊ | Candidate is running for this position |
| ● | Candidate won specified previous election |
| x | Candidate lost specified previous election |
| @ | Candidate was appointed to the position |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Adamson, Richard — Mason County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Mason Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Amini, Susan — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Appel, George — Snohomish County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 6 |
Benton, Monica — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 49 |
| @ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 49 |
| ● | 1998 | King District Court Dep't 5 |
Bond, Michael — Washington Supreme Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Supreme Court Pos 3 |
Bradshaw, Timothy — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Cahan, Regina — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 10 |
Cobb, Monty — Mason County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Mason Superior Court Dep't 2 |
Craighead, Susan — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 18 |
| @ | 2007 | King Superior Court Dep't 18 |
Dalton, Jeanette — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Danielson, Bruce — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't TBD |
| x | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 3 |
Doyle, Theresa — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 13 |
| ● | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 13 |
| ● | 2002 | King Superior Court Dep't 13 |
| ● | 1998 | King Superior Court Dep't 13 |
Fairhurst, Mary — Washington Supreme Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Supreme Court Pos 3 |
| ● | 2002 | Supreme Court Pos 3 |
Finlay, Amber — Mason County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Mason Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Ford, Timothy — Court of Appeals Division II
| ◊ | 2008 | Court of Appeals Div II Dist 2 |
Garratt, Julia — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 1 |
| x | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 23 |
Gaylord, Randall — San Juan County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | San Juan Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Goodell, Dan — Mason County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Mason Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Graham, Rebeccah — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 22 |
Grant, Beverly — Pierce County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 18 |
| ● | 2004 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 18 |
| ● | 2003 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 18 |
| @ | 2003 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 18 |
Grant, Joshua — Lincoln County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Lincoln Superior Court |
| ● | 2006 | Lincoln District Court |
| ● | 2002 | Lincoln District Court |
| ● | 2000 | Lincoln District Court |
Haberly, M. Karlynn — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ● | 2000 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ● | 1996 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ● | 1993 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| @ | 1993 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 7 |
Hale, Matthew — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 26 |
Hartman, Russell — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 6 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 6 |
| ● | 2002 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 6 |
| @ | 2002 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 6 |
Heavey, Michael — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 20 |
| ● | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 20 |
| ● | 2000 | King Superior Court Dep't 20 |
Heller, Bruce — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 52 |
| @ | 2007 | King Superior Court Dep't 52 |
Hickman, John — Pierce County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 22 |
| ● | 2006 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 22 |
| @ | 2005 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 22 |
Hill, Holly — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 22 |
Hunt, J. Robin — Court of Appeals Division II
| ◊ | 2008 | Division II Dist 2 Pos 1 |
| ● | 2002 | Division II Dist 2 Pos 1 |
| ● | 1996 | Division II Dist 2 Pos 1 |
Johanson, Jim — Snohomish County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 6 |
Johnson, Charles — Washington Supreme Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Supreme Court Pos 4 |
| ● | 2002 | Supreme Court Pos 4 |
| ● | 1996 | Supreme Court Pos 4 |
| ● | 1990 | Supreme Court Pos 4 |
Kessler, Ronald — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 44 |
| ● | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 44 |
| ● | 2000 | King Superior Court Dep't 44 |
| ● | 1999 | King Superior Court Dep't 44 |
| @ | 1999 | King Superior Court Dep't 44 |
| ● | 1998 | Seattle Municipal Court Dep't 2 |
Korsmo, Kevin — Court of Appeals Division III
| ◊ | 2008 | Division III Dist 1 |
| @ | 2008 | Division III Dist 1 |
Kurtz, David — Snohomish County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 9 |
| ● | 2006 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 9 |
| @ | 2006 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 9 |
Laurie, Anna — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 3 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 3 |
| ● | 2000 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 3 |
Lawrence-Berrey, Rob — Yakima County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Yakima Superior Court Dep't 5 |
Leach, J. Robert — Court of Appeals Division I
| ◊ | 2008 | Division I Dist 2 Pos 2 |
| @ | 2008 | Division I Dist 2 Pos 2 |
| x | 2005 | Division I Dist 2 Pos 1 |
Lee, Linda — Pierce County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 19 |
| ● | 2004 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 19 |
| @ | 2004 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 19 |
Lohrmann, John — Walla Walla County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Walla Walla Superior Court Dep't 1 |
| x | 1996 | Walla Walla Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Mack, Barbara — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 37 |
Mendoza, Sal — Benton-Franklin Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Benton-Franklin Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Mills, Leila — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 2 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 2 |
| ● | 2000 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 2 |
Olsen, Sally — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 8 |
| ● | 2005 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 8 |
| @ | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 8 |
Parisien, Suzanne — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Plese, Annette — Spokane County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 1 |
| ● | 2006 | Spokane District Court Dep't 8 |
| ● | 2002 | Spokane District Court Dep't 8 |
Ponomarchuk, Les — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 10 |
Potts, Jerri — Benton-Franklin Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Benton-Franklin Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Prochnau, Kimberley — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| @ | 2007 | King Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| x | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 45 |
Reynolds, E. Thompson — Klickitat/Skamania Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Klickitat/Skamania Superior Court |
| ● | 2004 | Klickitat/Skamania Superior Court |
| ● | 2000 | Klickitat/Skamania Superior Court |
| ● | 1996 | Klickitat/Skamania Superior Court |
Rietschel, Jean — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 37 |
| ● | 2006 | Seattle Municipal Court Dep't 10 |
| ● | 2002 | Seattle Municipal Court Dep't 10 |
| ● | 1998 | Seattle Municipal Court Dep't 10 |
| @ | 1996 | Seattle Municipal Court Dep't 10 |
Rogers, Jim — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 45 |
| ● | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 45 |
Roof, Jay — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 2000 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 1996 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 1994 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
| @ | 1994 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 5 |
Schwab, Michael — Yakima County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Yakima Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ◊ | 2004 | Yakima Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ◊ | 2000 | Yakima Superior Court Dep't 7 |
| ◊ | 1998 | Yakima Superior Court Dep't 7 |
Serko, Susan — Pierce County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 14 |
| ● | 2006 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 14 |
| @ | 2006 | Pierce Superior Court Dep't 14 |
Shepherd, Ronald — Lincoln County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Lincoln Superior Court |
Snyder, Charles — Whatcom County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Whatcom Superior Court Dep't 3 |
| ● | 2004 | Whatcom Superior Court Dep't 3 |
Spanner, Bruce — Benton-Franklin Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Benton-Franklin Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Spearman, Mariane — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 53 |
| ● | 2006 | King District Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 2002 | King District Court Dep't 5 |
| ● | 2000 | King District Court Dep't 5 |
| @ | 2000 | King District Court Dep't 5 |
Spearman, Theodore — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 4 |
| ● | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 4 |
| @ | 2004 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 4 |
Stephens, Debra — Washington Supreme Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Supreme Court Pos 7 |
| @ | 2007 | Supreme Court Pos 7 |
| ● | 2007 | Division III Dist 1 Pos 2: General |
| @ | 2007 | Division III Dist 1 Pos 2 |
Stevens, David — Spokane County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 1 |
| x | 2006 | Spokane District Court Dep't 6 |
| x | 2005 | Spokane District Court Dep't 6 |
Strohmaier, John — Lincoln County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Lincoln Superior Court |
| x | 2008 | Lincoln Superior Court |
Tompkins, Linda — Spokane County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 10 |
| ● | 2004 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 10 |
| ● | 2000 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 10 |
| ● | 1998 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 10 |
| @ | 1997 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 10 |
Vovos, Mark — Spokane County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Spokane Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Wall, Greg — Kitsap County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Kitsap Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Weiss, Bruce — Snohomish County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 15 |
| @ | 2007 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 15 |
Wernette, Richard — Walla Walla County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Walla Walla Superior Court Dep't 1 |
Williams, Charles — Thurston County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Thurston Superior Court Dep't 3 |
| x | 2006 | Thurston Superior Court Dep't 8 |
Wilson, Joseph — Snohomish County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | Snohomish Superior Court Dep't 6 |
Yu, Mary — King County Superior Court
| ◊ | 2008 | King Superior Court Dep't 15 |
| ● | 2004 | King Superior Court Dep't 15 |
| ● | 2000 | King Superior Court Dep't 15 |
| @ | 2000 | King Superior Court Dep't 15 |
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