King County Superior Court

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King County Superior Court
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Seal of the Court
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Established1889
JurisdictionWashington
King County
LocationKing County
Composition methodNon-partisan election
Authorized byConstitution of Washington
Appeals toWashington Court of Appeals
Appeals fromKing County District Court
Number of positions62 judges
Websitehttps://kingcounty.gov/courts/superior-court.aspx/ Official Website]
Presiding Judge (King County Courthouse)
CurrentlyPatrick Oishi
Chief Judge (Maleng Regional Justice Center)
CurrentlyVeronica Galván

The Superior Court of Washington for King County (more commonly, the King County Superior Court) is the largest trial court in Washington state. It is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent, southeast of Seattle.

The court has (as of November 2018) 53 judges who have general jurisdiction to hear major civil and criminal cases. The court also has appellate jurisdiction over certain decisions of the district courts, municipal courts, and administrative tribunals.[1]

Current judges[]

Name Assumed office Current term end Appointed by Law school
Judges
Presiding Judge Patrick Oishi January 2011 January 13, 2025 Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) Seattle University
Asst. Presiding Judge Mary E. Roberts January 2003 January 13, 2025 Gov. Gary Locke (D) University of Washington
Chief Judge Veronica Galván December 19, 2014 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Chief Civil Court Judge Regina Cahan October 1, 2008 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Wisconsin
Chief Criminal Court Judge Karen Donohue March 2018 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Seattle University
Chief Family Court Judge Janet Helson March 11, 2015 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of California, Berkeley
Chief Juvenile Court Judge J. Michael Diaz January 2018 January 13, 2023 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Cornell University
Drug Court Judge Dean Lum 1998 January 13, 2025 Gov. Gary Locke (D) University of Washington
Asst. Chief Criminal Court Judge Melinda Young January 2, 2019 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Asst. Chief Juvenile Court Judge Marshall Ferguson 2018 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Judge LeRoy McCullough January, 1989 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Washington
Judge Julie Spector February, 2000 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Douglass North October 9, 2000 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Washington
Judge Jim Rogers January 2005 January 13, 2025 Elected Georgetown University
Judge Catherine Shaffer November, 2000 January 13, 2025 Elected Columbia University
Judge Andrea Darvas January 2004 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Michigan
Judge Judith Ramseyer January 2012 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Jason Poydras July 8, 2021 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Seattle University
Judge Sue Parisien January 10, 2013 January 13, 2025 Elected Villanova University
Judge Ken Schubert January 14, 2013 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Washington
Judge Sean O'Donnell January 2013 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Elizabeth Berns January 2013 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Susan Amini May 13, 2013. January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Maryland
Judge Julia Garratt July 2013 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Gonzaga University
Judge Chad Allred May 12, 2014 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Texas
Judge John Ruhl April 1, 2014 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Notre Dame
Judge Tanya Thorp April 1, 2014 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Seattle University
Judge Sam Chung May 27, 2014 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) George Washington University
Judge Johanna Bender November 2, 2015 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Judge Cathy Moore November 2016 January 13, 2025 Elected Albany Law School
Judge Kristin Richardson November 8, 2016 January 13, 2025 Elected Willamette University
Judge David Keenan January 2017 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Steve Rosen January 9, 2017 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Minnesota
Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps January 9, 2017 January 13, 2025 Elected Indiana University
Judge Matt Williams January 9, 2017 January 13, 2025 Elected University of Nebraska
Judge John McHale January 9, 2017 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Sandra Wildan April 2, 2018 January 13, 2023 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) New York University
Judge Averil Rothrock October 28, 2018 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Willamette University
Judge Maureen McKee August 23, 2018 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Cornell University
Judge Michael Scott 2018 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Stanford University
Judge Mafé Rajul 2018 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Judge David A. Steiner January 8, 2019 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Seattle University
Judge Annette Messitt January 8, 2019 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) DePaul University
Judge Michael Ryan January 10, 2019 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Georgetown University
Judge Aimee Sutton February 10, 2019 January 13, 2024 Elected University of Washington
Judge Josephine Wiggs-Martin March 2019 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Judge Ketu Shah May 10, 2019 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Minnesota
Judge Cindi Port April 2020 January 13, 2025 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Gonzaga University
Judge Andrea Robertson December 31, 2020 January 13, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Judge Hillary Madsen January 11, 2021 January 13, 2025 Elected Seattle University
Judge Adrienne McCoy TBA TBA Gov. Jay Inslee (D) University of Washington
Commissioner Mark Hillman - - - Seattle University
Commissioner Hollis Holman - - -
Commissioner Melinda Taylor Johnson - - - Seattle University
Commissioner Henry Judson - - - Lewis & Clark College
Commissioner Jonathon Lack June 17, 2019 - - University of Richmond School of Law
Commissioner Jennie Laird - - - Seattle University
Commissioner Leonid Ponomarchuk - - - Gonzaga University
Commissioner Camille Schaefer - - - Seattle University
Commissioner Nicole Wager - - - Seattle University

Notable judges[]

References[]

  1. ^ See generally Ch. 2.08 RCW.

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