Washington Court of Appeals

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The Washington Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Washington. The court is a non-discretionary appellate court. This means that it must accept, review, and issue a written decision for all appeals filed with it; unlike the Washington State Supreme Court, which can reject an appeal.

There are a total of 22 judges on the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals is divided into three divisions: Division 1 (10 judges) is based in Seattle; Division 2 (7 judges) is based in Tacoma; and Division 3 (5 judges) is based in Spokane. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges from the division to which it is appealed. There is no en banc review available for a Division or the entire Court of Appeals. Judges from one Division may pro tem as a visiting judge on another Division.

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Washington Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	22
Judicial selection
Method:	Non-partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years
Active judges
Marlin Appelwick  •  Mary Kay Becker  •  Ronald Cox  •  Stephen Dwyer  •  Kenneth Grosse  •  Linda Lau  •  Robert Leach  •  Ann Schindler  •  J. Robin Hunt  •  Joel Penoyar  •  Christine Quinn-Brintnall  •  Marywave Van Deren  •  Stephen Brown  •  Kevin Korsmo  •  Teresa Kulik  •  Michael Spearman  •  Laurel Siddoway  •  Thomas Bjorgen  •  James Verellen  •

Judges

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Judge Marlin Appelwick	1998-2018	Division 1	Gov. Gary Locke
Judge Mary Kay Becker	1994-2018	Division 1
Judge Ronald Cox	1995-2018	Division 1
Judge Stephen Dwyer	2005-2016	Division 1
Judge Kenneth Grosse	1985-2016	Division 1
Judge Linda Lau	2007-2014	Division 1	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Judge Robert Leach	2008-2014	Division 1	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Judge Ann Schindler	2002-2014	Division 1
Judge J. Robin Hunt	1997-2014	Division 2
Chief Judge Joel Penoyar	2005-2018	Division 2	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall	2000-2018	Division 2
Judge Marywave Van Deren	2004-2016	Division 2	Gov. Gary Locke
Judge Stephen Brown	1997-2014	Division 3
Judge Kevin Korsmo	2008-2014	Division 3	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Chief Judge Teresa Kulik	2006-2018	Division 3	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Judge Michael Spearman	2010-2017	Division 1	Gov. Chris Gregoire
Judge Laurel Siddoway	2010-2018	Division 3
Judge Thomas Bjorgen	2012-Present	District 2
Judge James Verellen	2012-2015	Division 1	Gov. Chris Gregoire

Election of judges

Each Division is sub-divided into three geographic districts for election purposes; the districts are not divided evenly according to population, but the districts containing higher populations usually have more judges elected from that district. Each of the judges is elected by a district's voters in non-partisan elections to six-year terms. If a seat becomes vacant between elections, an interim judge from the corresponding district is appointed by the governor and he/she must run in the next regularly scheduled election to finish the remainder of the term. Elections are staggered so that one-third of the judges, in each of Divisions 2 and 3, have an election each even-numbered year. There is an election for at least one Division 1 judge every year.

To serve as an appellate judge, judges must have practiced law in Washington for at least five years and must have been a resident of the district they represent for at least one year.

Chief Judge

The judges on each Division annually select from among themselves a Chief Judge to handle administrative details for the Division. All 22 judges annually select a Presiding Chief Judge to oversee business matters among the three divisions.

External links

• Appellate courts of Washington
• Directory, Washington Court of Appeals
• Appellate court opinions
• Older and archived appellate decisions
• 2008 general elections, Court of Appeals
• Methods of selection, Washington appellate judges
• Salaries of employees of the Washington Court of Appeals

References

2012

Division 1

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AppelwickMarlin Appelwick   A	Yes	Division 1	100%A	100%   A
BeckerMary Kay Becker   A	Yes	Division 1	100%A	100%   A
CoxRonald Cox   A	Yes	Division 1	100%A	100%   A

Division 2

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilliamsBrendan Williams	No	District 2	15.69%
Quinn-BrintnallChristine Quinn-Brintnall   A	Yes	Division 2	100%A	100%   A
FoleyJim Foley	No	District 2	14.69%
PenoyarJoel Penoyar   A	Yes	Division 2	100%A	100%   A
LynchMichael Lynch	No	District 2	13.69%
LoginskyPamela Loginsky	No	District 2	27.57%A	47.69%   D
BjorgenThomas Bjorgen   A	No	District 2	18.18%A	52.31%   A
Weaver, Jr.Thomas E. Weaver, Jr.	No	District 2	10.18%

Division 3

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PoulsonDevin Poulson	No	District 3	41.49%
SiddowayLaurel Siddoway   A	Yes	Division 3	100%A	100%   A
KulikTeresa Kulik   A	Yes	Division 3	58.81%A	100%   A