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Sam Meyer

 

Thurston County District Court

Position Two

Sam MeyerAfter growing up in Olympia, I studied law and returned to serve our community. I’ve served in every courtroom role – defender, prosecutor, civil attorney, and judge for Thurston County, Olympia, and Yelm courts. I’ve represented over 1,000 clients in felonies, misdemeanors, civil suits, and family law. As Volunteer Legal Clinic president, I worked for equal access to justice regardless of economic circumstances. With Big Brothers/Big Sisters, I supported programs for at-risk youth. I’m honored to be endorsed by Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, Justice Mary Fairhurst, Representative Brendan Williams, Commissioner Bob McLeod, and Ralph Munro. When polled, local attorneys overwhelmingly preferred me over all other candidates because – I believe – they know my experience, fairness, and integrity. As judge, I will treat every person with respect. I will promote innovations like mental health court. I will hold people accountable. And I will apply the law with fairness for all.


 
Official web site: www.sammeyerforjudge.com  
Opponents: William Bayness, Jodi Erikson-Muldrew, Jim Foley, Bill Gilbert, Lynn Hayes, Sans Gilmore, Phil Kratz, Jamie Moore, Laura Murphy, Greg Rosen, and Ken Valz.
 
Candidate ratings:

CANDIDATE THURSTON COUNTY
BAR ASSOCIATION POLL
MEMBER VOTES
WASHINGTON
WOMEN LAWYERS
William Bayness 0 *
Jodilyn Erickson-Muldrew 14 *
Jim Foley 1 *
Bill Gilbert 4 *
Sans Gilmore 5 *
Lynn Hayes 5 *
Phil Kratz 10 Well Qualified
Sam Meyer 74 Exceptionally
Well Qualified
Jamie Moore 17 Well Qualified
Laura Murphy 3 *
Greg Rosen 15 *
Ken Valz 14 *

 

Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):

NEWSPAPER ENDORSEMENT
The Olympian SAM MEYER

 
Finance report:

(Click a dollar figure for detailed data from the Public Disclosure Commission. Note that summary numbers here might not match detailed data for various reasons.)

CANDIDATE REPORT DATE CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDITURES
William Bayness 11/03/2008 $3,214.01 $2,107.16
Jodi Erikson-Muldrew 11/03/2008 $16,894.79 $13,721.89
William Gilbert 11/03/2008 $10,445.29 $10,018.95
Sans Gilmore 11/03/2008 $3,442,32 $1,342.32
Sam Meyer 11/03/2008 $31,359.01 $30,957.89
Jamie Moore 11/03/2008 $30,296.92 $28,368.05
Laura Murphy 11/03/2008 $18,101.16 $14,861.76
Greg Rosen 11/03/2008 $16,645.61 $16,964.46
Ken Valz 11/03/2008 $13,110.69 $11,641.91

 
Media stories:
    August 1, 2008
The Olympian   More detail on that Thurston County bar poll
    July 11, 2008
The Olympian   12 candidates will vie for empty court seat
The Olympian   Candidates on the ballot for county district judge seat
    July 10, 2008
The Olympian   Six lawyers vie for vacated judgeship
    July 5, 2008
The Olympian   Three vie to replace judge
    July 2, 2008
The Olympian   Two lawyers file to run for empty judgeship
    June 24, 2008
The Olympian   'Well-loved' judge dies of heart failure

 
 

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