Archived Version: August 7, 2012
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James A. Schoenberger, Jr.
Pierce County Superior Court
Department 13
This race will be decided in the Primary Election.
Legal/Judicial Experience: Attorney for 30+
years. Family law, real estate, personal injury and torts. In 1990’s a
Federal prosecutor of fraud claims in the Savings & Loan crisis. I’ve
done criminal defense since 2003 and have briefed and argued appeals in
Federal and state courts of appeal.
Other Professional Experience: Worked in the computer industry
since 1969. Attended law school while working at the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago.
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D. 1981; University of
Illinois B.A., 1971.
Community Service: My service to the community is the passionate
defense of indigent individuals charged with crimes. Sometimes good
people do bad things.
Statement: I intend to restore fairness and impartiality to the
bench in Department 13. I have the experience to do so. The role of a
judge is to ensure the integrity of the judicial system. This can only
be accomplished by an impartial and neutral judge. I will bring more
than 30 years of diverse experience, integrity and fairness to the
bench.
I have been an attorney since 1981, licensed in Illinois and Washington.
I have represented men and women in family law, plaintiffs and
defendants in civil suits and defendants in criminal proceedings. I have
briefed and argued matters in state and Federal courts of appeal.
In the 1980s I represented individuals and corporations in matters
involving tort, contract, family law, and real estate in state and
Federal courts. In the 1990’s, I worked for a Federal agency
investigating and prosecuting multi-million dollar frauds against
financial institution directors and officers, their attorneys,
accountants, and brokers, recovering more than $50 million for taxpayers
from those whose frauds contributed to the failure of a financial
institution.
Since 2003 I have represented hundreds of defendants charged with crimes
and tried more than 50 criminal cases ranging from DUI to murder.
| ORGANIZATION |
KATHRYN NELSON |
JAMES A. SCHOENBERGER, JR. |
|
Washington Women Lawyers |
Well Qualified | * |
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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER |
KATHRYN NELSON |
JAMES A. SCHOENBERGER, JR. |
| Tacoma News Tribune |
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Finance report:
| CANDIDATE | UPDATED | CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| Kathryn Nelson | 8/3/2012 |
$63,914.00 Personal Funds $45,000.00 Loans $5,000.00 |
$55,049.81 |
| James A. Schoenberger, Jr. | 8/3/2012 |
$5,594.00 Loans $2,000.00 |
$2,722.36 |
| July 14, 2012 | ||
| Tacoma News Tribune | Pierce Superior Court races draw the most candidates since 2004 |
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