Archived Version: November 6, 2012

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 seven judges. Positions 4 and 7 will be on the 2012 general election ballot. The incumbents are Ronald Cox (Pos 4) and Marlin Appelwick (Pos 7). They are each running unopposed.

Division One, District Two

(Snohomish County)

District Two elects two judges; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2012.

Division One, District Three

(Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties)

District Three elects one judge. That position will be on the 2012 general election ballot. The incumbent is Mary Kay Becker. She is running unopposed.

Division Two

Division Two, District One

(Pierce County)

District Three elects three judges. Position 3 will be on the 2012 general election ballot. The incumbent is Christine Quinn-Brintnall. She is running unopposed.

Division Two, District Two

(Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties)

District Two elects two judges. Position 2 will be on the 2012 ballot. David Armstrong is the incumbent; he is not running for re-election. Thomas Bjorgen and Pam Loginsky received the most votes in the primary; they will appear on the general election ballot.

Division Two, District Three

(Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties)

District Three elects two judges. Position 1 will be on the 2012 general election ballot. Joel Penoyar is the incumbent. He is running unopposed.

Division Three

Division Three, District One

(Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens Counties)

District One elects two judges. Position 1 will be on the 2012 general election ballot. The incumbent is Laurel Siddoway. She is running unopposed.

Division Three, District Two

(Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties)

District Two elects one judge; there will be no Court of Appeals elections in this district in 2012.

Division Three, District Three

(Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties)

District Three elects two judges. Position 2 will be on the 2012 general election ballot. Teresa Kulik is the incumbent; because she received more than 50% of the votes in the primary, she will appear on the general election ballot unopposed.

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