Rebeccah Graham

King County Superior Court

Position 22

Current Occupation: Pro tem (substitute) Judge, King County Superior Court, King County District Court.

Legal/Judicial Experience: Twenty years as lawyer and pro tem judge. Presided over thousands of cases in Superior, District, and Municipal Courts including multiple jury trials, bench trials, criminal, civil, dependency, and domestic violence matters. Intern Deputy Prosecutor.

Significant Career Experience: First woman attorney in office to handle complex DNA trial. Recognized by Washington Women Lawyers for service to the profession. Chair, Judicial Evaluations, Loren Miller (African-American) Bar.

Education: University of New Mexico, J.D. 1988, State University of New York, B.A. 1980.

Family: Married for 14 years, two children attending Seattle Public Schools. Member, Temple Beth Am.

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: As the daughter of an African-American father and Jewish mother who married when interracial marriage was illegal in many states, I learned early on the important values of due process, fairness, and equal justice for all.

Experience that counts: Since 2001, I've served as a pro tem judge in King County Superior, District, and Municipal courts. I treat everyone with dignity and respect, make fair and easily understood decisions grounded in common sense, and without bias or prejudice. As a lawyer, I protected the rights of the underprivileged. As an intern deputy prosecutor, I helped crime victims obtain justice. I've tried hundreds of cases from misdemeanors to complex felonies.

Community: I've volunteered thousands of hours in my community protecting abused children as board member for the Northwest Children's Fund, helping homeless and abused women, mentoring minority law students, and PTA. I ask for your vote.

Broad-based endorsements from: King County Police Officers Guild, Women's Political Caucus; Mercer Island Firefighters; thirty-five judges, including nine Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges; twenty-three elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, sole endorsement 33rd, 43rd legislative district Democrats. Rated "Exceptionally Well Qualified" or "Well Qualified" by every bar association that rates judicial candidates.

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