Washington judicial news

• JP Election Brief: Focus on the Gulf States and Northwest, May 17, 2012
• Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed to Ninth Circuit, May 08, 2012
• JP Election Brief: Candidates filing in Michigan, Kentucky, Washington and more!, May 03, 2012
• JP Election Brief: Florida gets ready as Alabama wraps up (and more!), Apr 26, 2012
• A win for public record rights in Washington state, Apr 13, 2012
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/7/2012, Mar 07, 2012
• Japanese whalers bring the "Whale Wars" to land in a Seattle court, Feb 17, 2012
• Facebook teams up with Washington Attorney General to fight online spam, Feb 01, 2012
• King County Superior Court judge runs for Washington Supreme Court, Jan 14, 2012
• Federal judge imposes environmental controls on Washington dairy farm, Jan 14, 2012

• Gerry Alexander to leave WA Supreme Court, Dec 21, 2011
• Snohomish Family Drug Court judge retires, Dec 16, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Mississippi, Montana, Washington and West Virginia, Nov 17, 2011
• Appointment made to Washington Supreme Court, Nov 16, 2011
• Longview City Attorney appointed to Cowlitz County Superior Court, Nov 01, 2011
• Washington State releases Referendum 71 petitions following ruling, Oct 19, 2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/12/2011, Oct 12, 2011
• Kittitas County Superior Court judge retires from service, Oct 01, 2011
• Co-op’s boycott of Israeli products under fire, Sep 08, 2011
• Judge Stonier to step down from Cowlitz County Superior Court, Aug 25, 2011
• Guidebook released clarifying process of becoming a judge, Aug 11, 2011
• Veterans given second chance in Thurston County, Jul 22, 2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/6/2011, Jul 06, 2011
• Superior Court Judge rules Governor can withhold records from public, Jun 20, 2011
• Washington Supreme Court weighs in on red light cameras, Jun 01, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, May 12, 2011
• Governor signs new DUI bill into law, May 01, 2011
• Superior Court judge to step down, Apr 16, 2011
• Budget concerns raised over judge's ruling, Apr 01, 2011
• Superior Court judge dismisses case against Clark College, Mar 15, 2011
• Municipal court judge sues city over pay cut, Mar 01, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: The cost of running for a Supreme Court, Feb 03, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Budget cuts and a quick switch, Jan 20, 2011
• Judge Bridges to retire from the Chelan Superior Court, Jan 15, 2011
• Judge Haven retires after 20 years on the District Court bench, Jan 14, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Looking at the 2010 state Supreme Court elections, Jan 13, 2011

• Wiggins pulls ahead in close Supreme Court race, Nov 12, 2010
• Steiner announces retirement from Pierce County Court, Oct 30, 2010
• Municipal Court race stirs up controversy, Oct 09, 2010
• Judge Schwab to retire, Sep 18, 2010
• Justice Johnson re-elected to Supreme Court, Aug 19, 2010
• Former Superior Court judge banned from judicial office, Aug 10, 2010
• Judge Eiler suspended for "rudeness", Aug 09, 2010
• Three candidates seek King County judgeship, Aug 06, 2010
• Altman appointed to Skamania County Superior Court, Jul 28, 2010
• Justice Sanders faces two challengers for Supreme Court seat, Jul 26, 2010
• O'Brien challenges Finkle for King County judgeship, Jul 08, 2010
• Bridgewater will not seek re-election, Jun 14, 2010
• Martin sworn in to Superior Court position, Jun 08, 2010
• King County Superior Court judge announces retirement, Jun 03, 2010
• Spokane Superior Court judge to retire, May 21, 2010
• Rietschel appointed to Superior Court, May 19, 2010
• Judge Worswick appointed to Court of Appeals, Apr 28, 2010
• Ballot proposition activists gear up for April 28 SCOTUS hearing on signature privacy, Apr 27, 2010
• Siddoway appointed to the Court of Appeals, Mar 30, 2010
• Spearman appointed to Court of Appeals, Mar 30, 2010
• Three candidates seek Yakima County judgeships, Mar 30, 2010
• Two judges seek Benton County judgeship, Mar 30, 2010
• Justice Johnson seeks re-election to Washington Supreme Court, Mar 12, 2010
• Justice Sanders seeks re-election to Washington Supreme Court, Mar 02, 2010
• Judge Finkle appointed to King County District Court, Feb 26, 2010
• Study says women under-represented in nine state court systems, Feb 24, 2010
• Wiggins seeks spot on Washington Supreme Court, Feb 11, 2010
• Gonzaga law professor confirmed to the federal bench, Jan 26, 2010
• Ekstrom seeks Benton County District Court judgeship, Jan 20, 2010
• Chief Justice sworn in on Washington Supreme Court, Jan 12, 2010

• Barbara Madsen will be State of Washington's new Chief Justice, Nov 10, 2009
• Washington Supremes say judicial records not public, Oct 16, 2009
• Five-way race for Snohomish County Superior Court, Oct 14, 2009
• Law professor nominated for federal judgeship, Oct 14, 2009
• Washington judge rules camera records must be made public, Sep 17, 2009
• Superior Court judge dismisses R-71 challenge, Sep 03, 2009
• New chief judge appointed for the Eastern District of Washington, Jul 22, 2009

The Colombian Endorsements for Supreme Court

All three incumbents have served admirably and warrant re-election. They are Mary Fairhurst, Charles Johnson and Debra Stephens. Technically, “re-elect” does not apply in Stephens’ case. She was appointed to the court by Gov. Chris Gregoire in December 2007, and we recommend that voters retain her on the court. This will be easy because she is unopposed and, unlike in local judicial races, state Supreme Court offices will appear on the primary ballot irrespective of the number of candidates filing. Fairhurst and Johnson are solid, respected and experienced judges whose qualifications and expertise easily distance them from their challengers. We note with great satisfaction the absence in this year’s state Supreme Court elections of attack ads unleashed by big-bucks special-interest groups, as occurred in 2006.

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