General Election: November 4, 2014
An information resource for Washington voters
Sarah Hayne
King County District Court
Northeast Division, Position One
Education: University of Connecticut, BS; Quinnipiac University
School of Law, JD; Professional Mediation Certificate, UW Law.
Occupation: Judge Pro Tem, Defense Attorney, Former Prosecutor KC District Court.
Statement: "Sarah's life experience and 22 years as a prosecutor, defense attorney and Judge Pro Tem make her exceptionally well qualified for the bench." – Judge Robert McSeveney (Ret.)
I'm the youngest of 11 children of a single mom. I grew up in poverty and am the first of my family to earn a college degree. The unsolved murder of my sister and the courts’ inability to address the mental illness of another sister inspired my interest in the law and passion for improving our justice system.
As a judge, I will treat everyone with dignity, patience and respect. My primary concern is public safety and I will focus on offenders who pose the greatest danger to our community. I will work to implement new technology to increase offender accountability and common sense programs to improve efficiency and save taxpayers' money.
"We agree Sarah has the remarkable qualities needed to make a positive impact on our courts." – Senator Karen Keiser (D) and Representative Jay Rodne (R)
Broadly Endorsed by hundreds, including:
National Women’s Political Caucus;
Judges, Attorneys, Prosecutors;
1st LD Democrats;
King County Republicans;
Police and Fire
Sarah lives in Bellevue with her husband Steve and their two teenagers.
| ORGANIZATION |
SARAH HAYNE |
KETU SHAH |
| Cardozo Society | * |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| King County Bar Association |
Refused to Cooperate |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Latina/o Bar Association of Washington |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| Loren Miller Bar Association | * |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| Municipal League of King County | * |
Outstanding (2009 rating) |
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QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| Washington Women Lawyers | * |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER |
SARAH HAYNE |
KETU SHAH |
| Seattle Times |
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| The Stranger |
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Media stories:
| October 30,2014 | ||
| King County Bar Association |
Bar Association Finds Hayne's Statement Violates Judicial Campaign Conduct Rules | |
| October 4, 2014 | ||
| Seattle Times | Lawyers PAC shifts support in judicial race to co-founder’s wife | |
| July 24, 2014 | ||
| Asian Weekly | The first Indian American judge in Washington state |
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