Archived Version: August 7, 2012
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Marilyn Haan
Cowlitz County Superior Court
Department 4
This race will be decided in the Primary Election.
Legal/Judicial Experience: Cowlitz County Superior Court
Judge. Previously part-time judge/commissioner pro tem for over thirteen
years. Over twenty-three years as a prosecutor, public defender, private
practitioner and municipal attorney.
Other Professional Experience: Taught law classes. Management.
Education: Law Degree, University of Puget Sound School of Law
1988. Law and Justice Degree, Bachelor of Arts, Central Washington
University 1984.
Community Service: Rotary International, Kiwanis International,
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid Board, Reading is Fundamental. Prior Boards:
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Bar Association (Past President), YMCA, Child
Psychiatry Coalition, Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center, Cowlitz
County Guidance Association, Red Hat Thrift Store (domestic violence
shelter contributor), Vulnerable Adult Task Force.
Statement: Judge Marilyn Haan is a Cowlitz County Superior Court
Judge who also has over thirteen years experience as a part-time
judge/commissioner pro tem and twenty-three years experience as an
attorney. Judge Haan will maintain the integrity of the judiciary,
improve access to justice, and implement case management modifications
to expedite case resolution.
Judge Haan serves on the statewide Superior Court Criminal Rules and Law
Committee, Therapeutic Court Committee and chairs the Superior Court
Local Rules Committee. She attended the State Judicial College, National
Domestic Violence Training, and Children’s Justice Conference. She is a
member of the Washington State Superior Court Judges Association,
National Association of Women Judges, and National Judges Association.
Marilyn is married to Tom Haan, a hospice chaplain. Together they have
five children and five grandchildren. She loves spending time with her
family, going to the ocean, and playing with their dogs.
Judge Haan is passionate about meeting the needs of people with mental
health disabilities, as she raised two children with autism disorders.
She is also committed to educating the public about the legal system.
She taught law classes and organized numerous mock trials to bring the
classroom into the courtroom.
| ORGANIZATION |
JOSEPH DAGGY |
MARILYN HAAN |
|
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Finance report:
| CANDIDATE | UPDATED | CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| Joe Daggy | 7/4/2012 |
$7,015.00 Personal Funds $7,000.00 |
$0.00 |
| Marilyn Haan | 7/4/2012 |
$5,000.00 Loans $5,000.00 |
$4,934.18 |
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