Judicial Ratings

Exceptionally Well Qualified Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee

Well Qualified Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association

Well Qualified Q-Law Association

Well Qualified Latina/o Bar Association

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Endorsed Unanimously by ALL Current Pierce County Superior Court Judges
Timothy L. Ashcraft Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 2

Michael E. Schwartz Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 3
Bryan Chushcoff Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 4
Grant Blinn Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 8
Edmund Murphy Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 9
Garold E. Johnson Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 10
Susan Adams Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 11
Jennifer Andrews Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 12
Matthew Thomas Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 13
Sabrina M. Ahrens Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 14
Gretchen Leanderson Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 15
Joseph Evans Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 16
Stanley J. Rumbaugh Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 18
Philip K. Sorensen Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 19
Clarence Henderson, Jr. Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 21
Alicia Burton Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 22
Andre M. Peñalver Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department, 23

Shelly K. Speir-Moss Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 5

James R. Orlando Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 1

Diana Kiesel Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 7

Karena Kirkendoll Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 17

Thomas P. Quinlan Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 6

Former Pierce County Superior Court Judges
Kitty-Ann van Doorninck Pierce County Superior Court Judge, Department 20
Frank Cuthbertson former Pierce County Superior Court Judge
Jack Nevin former Pierce County Superior Court Judge

John Hickman former Pierce County Superior Court Judge
Vicki Hogan former Pierce County Superior Court Judge
Kathryn Nelson former Pierce County Superior Court Judge

Jerry Costello former Pierce County Superior Court Judge

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Current Pierce County District Court Judges
Kevin McCann Pierce County District Court Judge

Jeanette A. Lineberry Pierce County District Court Judge

Karla Buttorf Pierce County District Court Judge

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Community Leaders and Elected Officials

Rob Mckenna (R) Former Washington Attorney General

Derek Young (D) Pierce County Council Chair, District 7

Jani Hitchens (D) Pierce County Council, District 6

Ryan Mello (D) Pierce County Council, District 4

Marty Campbell (D) Pierce County Council, District 5

Sarah Rumbaugh Tacoma City Council, Pos. 2

Brian Moran Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington*

Ronald Leighton Retired Federal Judge

Bryce Nelson Fire Commissioner Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One

Jan Thiessen & Ken Miller

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*Titles used for Identification purposes only and not meant to suggest the endorsement of the agency.