Janet Garrow

King County District Court

Northeast Division, Position One

Education: JD, University of Puget Sound (Seattle University); MS, Counseling, Purdue University; BA, Psychology, Marquette University

Occupation: District Court Judge; former Prosecuter, Public Defender and Civil Litigator

Statement: Judge Garrow has served as your District Court Judge for 16 years (thank you!) at all Eastside courthouses. She is passionate about equal justice. She works hard to ensure everyone is heard, all are treated fairly and respectfully, and legal rights are protected. Please support her reelection.

Over 140 judges, including Supreme Court Justices, endorse her reelection. Judge Garrow received the highest rating, "Exceptionally Well Qualified", from the King County Bar. She's a leader in the legal community, elected to the state Board for Judicial Administration and several times as Eastside Presiding Judge.

Before becoming a Judge, Janet had a 17-year career in public and private practice. She was a partner with Cairncross & Hempelmann.

Janet grew up in a large family on a farm and paid her way through school. She's been a Bellevue resident for 24 years and has a teenage daughter. Janet's volunteered for many local human services agencies.

Broadly Supported: Sheriff John Urquhart; King County Police Officers' Guild; Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, Councilmember Conrad Lee; Representatives Judy Clibborn, Cyrus Habib, Roger Goodman; County Councilmembers Kathy Lambert, Jane Hague; former US Attorneys John and Mike McKay; National Women's Political Caucus; King County Labor Council; King County Democrats.

Official web site: www.reelectjudgejanetgarrow.com | Facebook

Opponent: Dawn Bettinger

Candidate ratings:

ORGANIZATION	DAWN BETTINGER	JANET GARROW
Cardozo Society	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
King County Bar Association	Refused to Cooperate	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington	*	*
Loren Miller Bar Association	*	Well Qualified
QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington	*	Well Qualified
Washington Women Lawyers	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified

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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):

NEWSPAPER	DAWN BETTINGER	JANET GARROW
Seattle Times
The Stranger

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