• For position 1, The Mirror recommends voting for Rebecca Robertson. Of the challengers who filed to run against incumbent Michael Morgan, Robertson is the most qualified professionally. With ample experience as a prosecutor and pro-tem judge, Robertson will be ready to take the bench from day one. She will help restore an overall image of professionalism at the court and bring back a sense of stability. Despite his talent as a judge, Morgan’s publicly-reprimanded behavior while running the court has given both the institution and the city a black eye. It is unlikely that behavior will change if he stays in office.

• For position 2, The Mirror recommends voting for David Larson. The lifelong Federal Way resident has served the past 18 months as judge after the city appointed him to the job. He is the more qualified candidate who made an earnest attempt to mediate controversy involving the court’s presiding judge. The clincher is Larson’s proposed "court improvement plan" and his effort to defend the municipal court from termination by the city. His opponent, Renee Walls, could make a good judge, but a few more years of experience as a pro-tem judge would give her stronger credentials to run again.