Archived Version: August 7, 2012
An information resource for Washington voters
King 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 2012. Supreme Court candidates appear on the primary election ballot on August 7, 2012. 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 6, 2012. Position 2: Susan Owens is the incumbent, and she is running for re-election. She is being challenged by Douglas McQuaid and Scott Stafne.
Position 8: Steve Gonzalez is the incumbent, and he is running for re-election. He is being challenged by Bruce Danielson. This race will be decided in the primary election.
Position 9: Bruce Hilyer, John Ladenburg, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, and Richard Sanders are running for an open seat.
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Court of Appeals
Division One, District One
(King County)
District One elects seven judges. Positions 4 and 7 will be on the 2012 primary ballot. The incumbents are Ronald Cox (Pos 4) and Marlin Appelwick (Pos 7). They are each running unopposed.
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Superior Court
Superior Court judges are elected to four-year terms. Most Superior Court positions throughout Washington are up for election in 2012.
If only one candidate runs for a Superior Court position in a county with a population of more than 100,000, that candidate receives a Certificate of Election, and the position will not appear on either the primary or the general election ballot. If there are two or more candidates for a position, the office will appear on the August 7 primary ballot.
The following positions are contested (incumbent judges in bold):
Department 25
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Department 29
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 30
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 42
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Department 46
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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No candidates filed against the following incumbents, and under Washington law, they are therefore entitled to Certificates of Election. These positions will not appear on the primary or general election ballot.
| Dep't 1 | Tim Bradshaw |
| Dep't 2 | Cheryl Carey |
| Dep't 3 | Julie Spector |
| Dep't 4 | Mary Roberts |
| Dep't 5 | Lori Kay Smith |
| Dep't 6 | Barbara Linde |
| Dep't 7 | Kim Prochnau |
| Dep't 8 | Jay White |
| Dep't 9 | Jeffrey Ramsdell |
| Dep't 10 | Regina Cahan |
| Dep't 11 | Catherine Shaffer |
| Dep't 12 | Dean Lum |
| Dep't 13 | Theresa Doyle |
| Dep't 14 | Brian Gain |
| Dep't 15 | Mary Yu |
| Dep't 16 | Michael Hayden |
| Dep't 17 | Wesley Saint Clair |
| Dep't 18 | Susan Craighead |
| Dep't 19 | Bill Bowman |
| Dep't 20 | Scott Johnson |
| Dep't 21 | Greg Canova |
| Dep't 22 | Holly Hill |
| Dep't 23 | Andrea Darvas |
| Dep't 24 | Patrick Oishi |
| Dep't 26 | Laura Middaugh |
| Dep't 27 | Joan DuBuque |
| Dep't 28 | Carol Schapira |
| Dep't 31 | Helen Halpert |
| Dep't 32 | LeRoy McCullough |
| Dep't 33 | Richard Eadie |
| Dep't 34 | Michael Trickey |
| Dep't 35 | Beth Andrus |
| Dep't 36 | Jean Rietschel |
| Dep't 37 | Barbara Mack |
| Dep't 38 | Richard McDermott |
| Dep't 39 | Patricia Clark |
| Dep't 40 | Ken Schubert |
| Dep't 41 | Palmer Robinson |
| Dep't 43 | William Downing |
| Dep't 44 | Ronald Kessler |
| Dep't 45 | Jim Rogers |
| Dep't 47 | Deborah Fleck |
| Dep't 48 | Laura Inveen |
| Dep't 49 | Monica Benton |
| Dep't 50 | James Cayce |
| Dep't 51 | John Erlick |
| Dep't 52 | Bruce Heller |
| Dep't 53 | Mariane Spearman |
District Court
District Court judges are elected to four-year terms; most were elected in 2010, and their terms extend through the end of 2014. Vacant positions may appear on the 2012 ballot in some counties.
On May 7th, 2012, the Metropolitan King County Council appointed Johanna Bender to the West Division of King County District Court. She filed to be elected for the remainder of the current term, and she is running unopposed. She will not appear on the primary ballot, but she will appear without opposition on the November ballot. Her term will run through 2014.
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