Douglas McQuaid

Washington Supreme Court

Position 2

Legal/Judicial Experience: Associate/Partner: Aiken, St. Lois & Siljeg, P.S., Seattle, WA (10/74 - 4/94); Sole Practitioner: West Seattle (4/94 - Present); Practiced full-time as general practitioner in most areas of the law in the state of Washington.

Other Professional Experience: Owner/manager of private businesses (1996 - Present).

Education: University of Washington: B.A. in Business Administration - Finance (1967); Willamette University College of Law: Doctor of Jurisprudence (1972).

Community Service: Numerous hours devoted to pro bono legal services; Volunteer in self-help organizations for drug/alcohol addicts (2006 - Present); I belong to numerous community and charitable organizations.

Statement: As a true Washingtonian, I was born, lived and worked my entire life in this state. I interrupted my legal education to serve as a combat infantry soldier in the Vietnam War (1969-1970) and was awarded numerous combat medals. Upon return from the war, I completed my legal education at Willamette and came back to my home in Bellevue and began my legal career. I have 40 years experience practicing in most areas of the law in the state of Washington.

Based on my long and varied legal career, I am the best qualified candidate to hold the position of Supreme Court Justice. I am not an advocate for any individual cause or person. I will be impartial, unbiased, independent to serve all the people of this state equally with dignity and respect. Money, politics and justice don't mix. I will not solicit donations or endorsements from any organization with a special interest as it could appear to corrupt the independence and non-partisanship of the office.

I will be rigorously honest in deciding all cases coming before me and apply the Constitution and laws strictly as written to the facts of each case.

Candidate ratings:

ORGANIZATION	DOUGLAS McQUAID	SUSAN OWENS	SCOTT STAFNE
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee	*	*	Not Qualified
Justice for Washington Foundation	Unqualified	Qualified	Unqualified
King County Bar Association	Refused to Cooperate	Well Qualified	Not Qualified
Q-Law: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified	*
Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee	*	Highly Recommended	Highly Recommended
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association	*	*	Not Qualified
Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys	*	*	Not Qualified

Important note! Each of these organizations uses its own standards and rating terms when evaluating candidates; please check their pages for further information. We do not have ratings from all organizations for all candidates, and the reasons vary. Some evaluations may still be in process, or we might not have received them yet; some candidates may not have been offered an opportunity to participate, or they may have declined to participate. Again, please check the organizations' pages for further details.

Archived Version: August 7, 2012

Washington Supreme Court

Position 2