General Election: November 3, 2009
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Renee Walls
Federal Way Municipal Court
Position Two
Occupation: Prosecuting Attorney and Judge Pro Tempore
Education: Juris Doctor, Lewis and Clark Law School, 1999. B.A. Religious Studies, with Distinction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.
Candidate Statement:
Confidence in our judicial system is dependent upon the judges we elect. It is time for a fresh start. Renee Walls is the only candidate for this position with nearly a decade of criminal law experience. Renee began her career as a prosecuting attorney protecting the safety of the citizens of Federal Way. As a prosecutor and Judge Pro Tempore, Renee has handled thousands of criminal law cases and has proven herself worthy of our trust and confidence.
Renee is respected, trusted, and endorsed by judges, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, victim advocates, interpreters, and court clerks. Her experience, integrity, and fairness make her the ideal choice for Municipal Court Judge. Renee will not stand by, but will assure that justice and honor is restored to the Federal Way Municipal Court. Renee Walls has served Federal Way with pride and looks forward to doing so again as our Municipal Court Judge.
Key Endorsements include: State Senator Ed Murray, State Senator Paul Shinn, The Honorable Steven Dwyer, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 1.
| Questionnaire responses: | For King County Bar Association For Tacoma News Tribune |
| ORGANIZATION | DAVID LARSON | RENEE WALLS |
| King County Bar Association |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Well Qualified |
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Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
Qualified |
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Latina/o Bar
Association of Washington |
* | Qualified |
|
Q-LAW: GLBT Bar Association |
* | Well Qualified |
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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER | DAVID LARSON | RENEE WALLS |
| The News Tribune |
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| Federal Way Mirror |
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| CANDIDATE |
REPORTED AS OF |
CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| David Larson | 11/02/2009 |
$33,769.64 (Personal Funds $20,200.00) (Loans $4,700.00) |
$31,319.95 |
| Renee Walls | 11/02/2009 |
$18,274.88 (Loans $12,300.00) |
$16,584.76 |
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