Archived Version: November 2, 2010
An information resource for Washington voters
Washington Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals judges serve six-year terms, with approximately one third of them elected each two years.
Division One
Division One, District One
(King County)
District One elects eight judges; Positions 1 and 2 will be on the 2010 ballot.
C. Kenneth Grosse is the Position 1 incumbent. He is running for re-election without opposition.
C. Kenneth Grosse
Michael Spearman was appointed by the Governor to Position 2 in March 2010. He is running for re-election without opposition.
Michael Spearman
Division One, District Two
(Snohomish County)
District Two elects two judges; Position 1 will be on the 2010 ballot.
Judge Steven Dwyer is the Position 1 incumbent. He is running for re-election without opposition.
Steven Dwyer
Division One, District Three
(Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties)
District Three elects two judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2010.
Division Two
Division Two, District One
(Pierce County)
District One elects three judges; Positions 1 and 2 will be on the 2010 ballot.
Judge Marywave Van Deren is the Position 1 incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.
Marywave Van Deren
Judge Lisa Worswick was appointed to Position 2 in April 2010. She is running for re-election without opposition.
Lisa Worswick
Division Two, District Two
(Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties)
District Two elects three judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2010.
Division Two, District Three
(Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties)
District Three elects two judges; Position 2 will be on the 2010 ballot.
Jill Johanson received more than 50% of the votes in the primary, so she will appear on the November ballot without opposition.
Jill Johanson
Division Three
Division Three, District One
(Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens Counties)
Laurel Siddoway, who was appointed by the Governor in March 2010, received more than 50% of the votes in the primary, so she will appear on the November ballot without opposition.
Laurel Siddoway
Division Three, District Two
(Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties)
District Two elects one judge; Position 1 will be on the 2010 ballot.
Dennis Sweeney is the Position 1 incumbent. He is running for re-election without opposition.
Dennis Sweeney
Division Three, District Three
(Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties)
District Three elects two judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2010.
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