Archived Version: November 2, 2010
An information resource for Washington voters
Pierce County
Washington Supreme CourtSupreme Court justices are elected to six-year terms by voters throughout the entire state. There are nine Supreme Court justices, and Washington residents will vote for three in 2010. Supreme Court candidates appeared on the primary election ballot. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary, that candidate appears on the general election ballot without opposition. If no candidate receives more than 50% in the primary, the top two candidates appear on the general election ballot on November 2, 2010. Position 1: Jim Johnson is the incumbent. He received more than 50% of the primary votes, so he will be unopposed in November.
Jim Johnson Position 5: Barbara Madsen is the incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.
Barbarra Madsen Position 6: Richard Sanders is the incumbent. He and Charlie Wiggins received the most votes in the primary, so they will be in a runoff on the November ballot. |
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Court of Appeals
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
Superior Court
Most Superior Court judges were elected in 2008, and they will be up for election again in 2012.
Judges Elizabeth Martin and Edmund Murphy were appointed to their positions by the Governor earlier this year. Because nobody filed against either of them, they received Certificates of Election after filing week. Their positions will not appear on the ballot.
District Court
District Court judges are elected to four-year terms, and all District Court positions are up for election in 2010.
The Position 2 race appeared on the
Primary ballot, with four candidates. The top two candidates from the
primary will appear on the November
ballot. In the other seven Positions, the incumbent judges are running for
re-election without opposition.
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Position 2:
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| Position 1 (Unopposed): | Jack Nevin | ||
| Position 3 (Unopposed): | Frank Dacca | ||
| Position 4 (Unopposed): | James Heller | ||
| Position 5 (Unopposed): | Judy Jasprica | ||
| Position 6 (Unopposed): | Maggie Ross | ||
| Position 7 (Unopposed): | Karla Buttorff | ||
| Position 8 (Unopposed): | Pat O'Malley | ||
Tacoma Municipal Court
All Tacoma Municipal Court positions are up for election this year.
The following candidates (incumbents in bold) have filed.
Positions 1 and 2 will appear on the November ballot. The Position 3
incumbent is unopposed.
| Position 1: | David Ladenburg | Reed Speir |
| Position 2: | Jack Emery | Derek Smith |
| Position 3: | Betsey Verhey |
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