Archived Version: August 19, 2008
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Les Ponomarchuk
King County Superior Court
Position Ten
Current Occupation/Employer: King County Superior Court Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem.
Education: Seattle’s Ingraham High School, University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law.
Legal/Judicial Experience: King County Superior Court Commissioner and Judge Pro Tem since 1998. Lead Family Court Commissioner since 2005. Trial attorney in private practice specializing in family law, domestic violence protection, civil and criminal felony and misdemeanor cases.
Family: Son of immigrant parents from Ukraine, one of three children.
Significant Career Experience: In 1998 appointed by King County Superior Court judges to serve as a Superior Court Commissioner. Serving on Washington State Judicial College faculty training newly-appointed and elected judges throughout Washington.
Candidate Statement: Les Ponomarchuk’s 10 years as a King County Superior Court Commissioner have uniquely prepared him for the many challenges faced by our elected judges. As a Superior Court Commissioner, Les is respected for his common sense justice that’s fair and practical.
As a Superior Court Judicial candidate, Les Ponomarchuk has earned the highest rating – “Exceptionally Well Qualified” - by the King County Bar Association. He’s also been endorsed by over 20 current and retired judges, elected officials from both parties, the Seattle Police Management Association (Captains and Lieutenants), the King County Corrections Guild and the King County Court Protection Guild.
A first-generation American, Les is the son of Ukrainian immigrants who first came to the United States because of the Nazi’s devastation of their homeland. As a child, Les developed his strong work ethic early in life working a variety of odd jobs. The lessons he learned about the value of hard work and volunteerism are lessons Les carries with him to this day.
Les Ponomarchuk’s combination of judicial experience, community support, and his proven commitment to justice are exactly the qualities we need in our judges.
On August 19th, please support Les Ponomarchuk for Superior Court #10.
| Questionnaire responses: |
For King County Bar
Association For King County Democrats For Municipal League of King County |
| ORGANIZATION |
JEAN BOUFFARD |
REGINA CAHAN |
LES PONOMARCHUK |
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King County Bar Association |
Qualified |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
|
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington |
* | Well Qualified |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| Loren Miller Bar Association | * | Well Qualified | Well Qualified |
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Municipal League of King County |
Good | Very Good | Very Good |
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QLaw: GLBT Bar Association |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Qualified |
| Washington Women Lawyers | * |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Exceptionally Well 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 for candidates with an asterisk (*), 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.
Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER |
JEAN BOUFFARD |
REGINA CAHAN |
LES PONOMARCHUK |
| Seattle P-I |
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| Seattle Times |
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| The Stranger |
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(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 |
| Jean Bouffard | 08/13/2008 | $18,919.00 | $12,711.36 |
| Regina Cahan | 08/13/2008 | $47,578.49 | $43,794.55 |
| Les Ponomarchuk | 08/13/2008 | $51,626.86 | $49,385.34 |
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