Archived Version: August 7, 2012
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 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 Two, District One
(Pierce County)
District Three elects three judges. Position 3 will be on the 2012 primary ballot. The incumbent is Christine Quinn-Brintnall. She is running unopposed.
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 5
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 7
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 12
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 13
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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Department 18
This race will be decided in the primary election!
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The following candidates are running without opposition, 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 | James Orlando |
| Dep't 2 | Katherine Stolz |
| Dep't 3 | Tom Larkin |
| Dep't 4 | Bryan Chushcoff |
| Dep't 6 | Jack Nevin |
| Dep't 8 | Brian Tollefson |
| Dep't 9 | Edmund Murphy |
| Dep't 10 | Gary Johnson |
| Dep't 11 | John McCarthy |
| Dep't 14 | Susan Serko |
| Dep't 15 | Thomas Felnagle |
| Dep't 16 | Elizabeth Martin |
| Dep't 17 | Ronald Culpepper |
| Dep't 19 | Linda Lee |
| Dep't 20 | Kitty-Ann Van Doorninck |
| Dep't 21 | Frank Cuthbertson |
| Dep't 22 | John Hickman |
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.
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