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Vic VanderSchoor

  

Benton & Franklin County
Superior Court

Position Five

This race will be decided in the Primary Election.

Vic VanderSchoorCurrent Occupation/Employer: Superior Court Judge for Benton and Franklin counties since 1997.

Legal/Judicial Experience: Legal: Admitted to Bar 1979. Private practice attorney for 17 years with work in family, civil and criminal law. Judicial: Franklin County District Court Commissioner for 11 years, Judge Pro Tem, Hearing officer DOE, Benton/Franklin Counties Superior Court Judge for 11 years. Currently the Administrative Presiding Judge.

Significant Career experience: Active member of the community – Legal aid board member, Rotary and Exchange Clubs, Leadership Tri-Cities.

Education: Eastern Washington University; University of Washington School of Law.

Family: Married 33 years to Gail, three daughters and one granddaughter.

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: My 17 year legal career included substantial courtroom and trial experience in Superior Court in areas including family, criminal and civil law. I soon discovered, by serving as judge pro-tem in District and Municipal Courts and as District Court Commissioner, that I enjoyed the challenges and rewards of judicial service. For nearly 12 years, I have had the privilege and honor of serving as a Benton / Franklin Counties Superior Court Judge. I am currently the Administrative Presiding Judge for our jurisdiction. I still have the same enthusiasm for my job now as I did when I began.

I continue to believe that every citizen is entitled to legal counsel, and I actively participate as a board member of our counties' Legal Aid Society. Participants in our courts deserve a judge who is prepared, knowledgeable and fair. Judges inherently have the power to impact the lives of those who appear before them and I try to acknowledge this by always attempting to be courteous, attentive and patient to all. I maintain an active role in my community, believing Judges should not become isolated from those they serve. I look forward to continuing in this fulfilling career.

  
Official web site: www.vanderschoor.org  
Opponent: Bob Thompson
  
Candidate ratings:

ORGANIZATION BOB
THOMPSON		 VIC
VANDERSCHOOR
Benton-Franklin
Bar Association
(Member Poll)		 Overall average
on 1 to 100 scale:
72.58		 Overall average
on 1 to 100 scale:
66.86
Latina/o Bar Association
of Washington		 Not Qualified Qualified
Washington Women Lawyers Qualified 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 BOB
THOMPSON		 VIC
VANDERSCHOOR
Tri-City Herald  
 
Finance report:

CANDIDATE REPORT DATE CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDITURES
Vic VanderSchoor 08/13/2008 $30,000.00 $29,987.31
 		  
Media stories:
    August 20, 2008
Tri-City Herald   VanderSchoor should keep seat
    August 11, 2008
Tri-City Herald   Superior Court election seeing big experience
    August 3, 2008
Tri-City Herald   Bar association weighs in on judicial race
    July 20, 2008
Tri-City Herald   Candidates invited to Benton City debate
    June 7, 2008
Tri-City Herald   Richland attorney files to run against VanderSchoor
 
 

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