Pierce County

Washington Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices are elected to six-year terms by voters throughout the entire state. There are nine Supreme Court justices, and Washington residents will vote for four in 2014.

Position 1: Mary Yu is the incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.

Position 3: Mary Fairhurst is the incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.

Position 4: Charles W. Johnson is the incumbent. He is being challenged by Eddie Yoon.

Position 7: Debra L. Stephens is the incumbent. She is being challenged by John (Zamboni) Scannell.

Court of Appeals

Division Two, District One

(Pierce County)

District One elects three judges; all three positions will be on the 2014 ballot.

Judge Brad Maxa was appointed to Position 1 by the Governor. He is running for re-election without opposition to the two years remaining on his term.

Judge Lisa Worswick is the Position 2 incumbent. She is running for re-election without opposition.

Judge Linda Lee was appointed by the Governor She is running for re-election without opposition to the four years remaining on her term.

Superior Court

Most Superior Court judges were elected in 2012, and they will be up for election again in 2016.

Judge Elizabeth Martin and Edmund Murray were appointed to their positions by the Governor earlier this year. Because nobody filed against either of them, they received Certificates of Election after filing week. Their positions will not appear on the ballot.

District Court

District Court judges are elected to four-year terms, and all District Court positions are up for election in 2014.

The Position 8 race will appear on the November ballot. In the other seven Positions, the incumbent judges are running for re-election without opposition.

Position 1 (Unopposed):	Kevin McCann
Position 2 (Unopposed):	Claire Sussman
Position 3 (Unopposed):	Frank Dacca
Position 4 (Unopposed):	James Heller
Position 5 (Unopposed):	Judy Jasprica
Position 6 (Unopposed):	Maggie Ross
Position 7 (Unopposed):	Karla Buttorff
Position 8:	Jeanette Lineberry \| Karl Williams

Tacoma Municipal Court

All Tacoma Municipal Court positions are up for election this year. The following candidates (incumbents in bold) have filed. All positions will appear on the November ballot. The incumbents in Positions 1 and 3 are unopposed.

Position 1 (Unopposed):	David Ladenburg
Position 2:	Rob Freeby \| Drew Ann Henke
Position 3 (Unopposed):	Betsy Verhey

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