Mark Chow

King County District Court

West Division, Position Two

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Whitworth College; Law Degree, Seattle University School of Law.

Occupation: Judge, King County District Court.

Statement: Experienced – Elected to the King County District Court for six consecutive terms, Judge Mark Chow is the first Asian-American in Washington state to win election to district court. Judge Chow has worked as an attorney in private practice, as legal counsel to the Office of the Mayor of Seattle, and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for King County. He helped found one of the nation’s first courts to offer an alternative to sitting in jail for those with mental health disorders. King County’s Mental Health Court was a pioneer in reducing the criminalization of the mentally ill as it focused on keeping communities safe.

Dedicated to Our Community – Born in Seattle, Judge Chow was employed at his parent’s restaurant, Ruby Chow’s, where he learned the value of hard work and family. His parents taught him the importance of working hard at all times and serving our community with pride. From those beginnings Judge Chow was instilled with his family’s devotion to a lifetime of public and community service.

Judge Chow is endorsed by over 140 current and former Washington state judges, including eight members of the Washington state Supreme Court, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray.

Official web site: www.judgemarkchow.com | Facebook

Opponent: Phillip Tavel

Candidate ratings:

ORGANIZATION	MARK CHOW	PHILLIP TAVEL
Cardozo Society	*	Well Qualified
King County Bar Association	Well Qualified	Not Qualified
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee	*	Qualified
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington	*	Qualified
Loren Miller Bar Association	Exceptionally Well Qualified	*
QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington	*	Exceptionally Well Qualified
Washington Women Lawyers	*	*

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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):

NEWSPAPER	MARK CHOW	PHILLIP TAVEL
Seattle Times
The Stranger

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