Bruce Danielson

Washington Supreme Court

Position 8

This race will be decided in the Primary Election.

Legal/Judicial Experience: 28 years of Superior Court trial experience; King Co. Superior Court Arbitrator since 1989. Admitted and practice in U.S. Dist. Court Western and Eastern Dist. Of WA; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Admitted Pro Hac Vice California St. Bar; Court Appointed Arbitrator

Other Professional Experience: Business owner, manager, and work as a laborer prior to law school enhances my insight as to how our State's laws affect property and individual rights.

Education: BA Wichita State University 1979; JD University of Kansas 1984; Rule 9 Attorney Douglas county Legal Aid Clinic KS; WA St. Bar 1984

Community Service: Community volunteer.

Statement: The Washington Supreme Court is often a citizen’s Court of last resort and has the final say on issues of Washington law. The U.S. Constitution and Washington State’s Constitution are the ultimate laws upon which decisions must be made. The Constitution should not be a living, breathing document that changes with the whims of the Court in response to politics or popular demand. The Constitution is the bedrock when deciding cases. Judges should be elected without influence from a political party or special interest group. Voters should not settle for a judge who has been appointed by the most partisan office of the State. Nor should a judicial candidate be allowed to purchase an election through contributions from special interest groups and/or attorneys whose cases could be the subject of that Judge’s rulings. As a Supreme Court justice, I will insure fundamental constitutional principals are not offended or altered for the sake of accommodating prevailing popular sentiment. I am not afraid to challenge prior case law that misapplies fundamental constitutional principals and rights. My tenure in the Supreme Court will be one free of special interest associations or the politics that can call into question Judge’s impartiality.

Candidate ratings:

ORGANIZATION	BRUCE DANIELSON	STEVE GONZALEZ
Cardozo Law Society	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Justice for Washington Foundation	*	Well Qualified
King County Bar Association	Refused to Cooperate	Exceptionally Well Qulified
Latina/o Bar Ass'n of Washington	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Loren Miller Bar Association	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Pierce County Minority Bar Association	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Q-Law: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee	Inadequate	Highly Recommended
Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys	*	Well Qualified
Washington Women Lawyers	*	Well Qualified

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Archived Version: August 7, 2012

Washington Supreme Court

Position 8

This race will be decided in the Primary Election.