Judicial Candidate Evaluation Ratings
Last updated October 25, 2022
CONTESTED RACES
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JUDICIAL POSITION
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CANDIDATE
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KCBA RATING
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Date of Rating
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VOTER’S PAMPHLET LINK
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King County District Court –
Northeast Electoral District –
Position 6
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Joshua Schaer
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Well Qualified
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6/9/2021
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Joshua Schaer
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Michael Finkle
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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3/11/2022
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Michael Finkle
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City of Seattle Municipal Court –
Position 3
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Adam Eisenberg
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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8/17/2022
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Adam Eisenberg
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Pooja Vaddadi
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Did Not Request to be Evaluated
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n/a
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Pooja Vaddadi
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City of Seattle Municipal Court –
Position 3
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Damon Shadid
(Incumbent)
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Well Qualified
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7/29/2022
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Damon Shadid
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Nyjat Rose-Akins
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Well Qualified
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9/29/2022
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Nyjat Rose-Akins
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UNCONTESTED RACES
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JUDICIAL POSITION
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CANDIDATE
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KCBA RATING
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Date of Rating
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VOTER’S PAMPHLET LINK
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Washington State Supreme Court –
Position #1
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Mary I. Yu
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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3/25/2022
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Mary I. Yu
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Washington State Supreme Court –
Position #6
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G. Helen Whitener
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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7/23/2020
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G. Helen Whitener
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Washington State Court of Appeals –
Division 1, District 1, Position 1
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Ian Birk
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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2/11/2022
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Ian Birk
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King County District Court –
Northeast Electoral District –
Position 5
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Jill Klinge
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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5/16/2022
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Jill Klinge
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King County District Court –
Shoreline Electoral District –
Position 1
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Joe Campagna
(Incumbent)
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Well Qualified
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11/19/2020
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Joe Campagna
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King County District Court –
Southeast Electoral District,
Position 1
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Leah Taguba
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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10/1/2021
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Leah Taguba
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King County District Court –
Southwest Electoral District,
Position 1
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Brian Todd
(Incumbent)
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Well Qualified
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10/28/2020
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Brian Todd
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King County District Court –
Southwest Electoral District,
Position 4
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Fa’amomoi Masaniai, Jr.
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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11/19/2020
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Fa'amomoi Masaniai, Jr.
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King County District Court –
West Electoral District,
Position 2
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Kuljinder Dhillon
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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1/10/2020
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Kuljinder Dhillon
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King County District Court –
West Electoral District,
Position 3
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Rebecca C. Robertson
(Incumbent)
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Exceptionally Well Qualified
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2/11/2020
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Rebecca C. Robertson
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City of Seattle Municipal Court –
Position 1
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Cat McDowall
(Incumbent)
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Well Qualified
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8/20/2020
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Cat McDowall
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City of Seattle Municipal Court –
Position 6
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Faye R. Chess
(Incumbent)
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Well Qualified
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12/10/2020
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Faye R. Chess
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More About KCBA Ratings
The King County Bar Association publishes ratings for any candidate who has filed election paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission or the King County Elections Department, provided we have issued a rating. KCBA is committed to releasing ratings in every contested judicial election that appears on the King County ballot, as well as for any candidate who requests a rating. Generally incumbent judges running unopposed do not seek ratings. Candidates with “rating pending” have not yet been rated.
KCBA plans to issue ratings for all candidates, including those who do not provide materials, by September 30 (general election ballots are mailed to voters in mid-October). Any candidate not in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association is automatically rated "not qualified." In addition, any candidate who does not respond to KCBA's request for information may also receive a “not qualified” or “refused to cooperate” rating.
For additional information on KCBA’s work with judicial candidate and officer evaluations, visit www.kcba.org/judicialresources. To learn more about all judicial candidates, please visit www.votingforjudges.org.