QLaw has issued the following ratings for Washington State judicial candidates, first by name, then by court. The QLaw Judicial Evaluation Committee issues its ratings after reviewing extensive application materials and interviewing the candidates. The Committee issues ratings of Not Qualified (NQ), Qualified (Q), Well Qualified (WQ), and Exceptionally Well Qualified (EWQ). None of the Committee's ratings constitute an endorsement of any candidate by QLaw.
Abell | Hunter | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Ajax | Shelley | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Alicea-Galván |
Veronica | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Anderson | Arlene | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Anderson | Mary | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Anderson | Rachel | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Anglin | Laura | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Baldock | Matthew | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Baldwin | Chelsea | Cowlitz County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Bales | Brad | King County Superior Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
Ballinger | Kristin | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Ballinger | Kristin | King County Superior Court | WQ | 11/18/2021 |
Birk | Ian | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Biviano | Andrew | Spokane County Superior Court |
WQ |
8/18/2022 |
Bowman | Bill | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Bratton | Beth | Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ | 4/22/2021 |
Chang | Robert | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 9/16/2021 |
Chess | Faye R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 11/19/2020 |
Chlarson | Melissa | Grant County District Court | Q | 7/15/2021 |
Chung | Janet | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Cliff | Carolyn | Island County District Court | EWQ | 5/21/2020 |
Cummings | John | Pierce County District Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Cummings | John | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Dhillon | Kuljinder | District Court |
WQ | 1/16/2020 |
Dixon | William V | King County Superior Court | Q | 8/19/2021 |
Docter | Marie | Thurston County Superior Court | Q | 1/20/2022 |
Dublin | Lisa | Court of Appeals, Div II | WQ | 11/18/2021 |
Duran | Miguel | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/21/2022 |
Eisenberg | Adam | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ | 9/15/2022 |
Ekstrom | Alexander | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Fearing | George | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Finkle | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Flevaris | Taki | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Flevaris | Taki | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Foster | Jamie | Cowlitz County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Frans | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Frans | Michael | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Freeman | David | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Freund | Pauline | District and Municipal Courts | EWQ | 2/20/2020 |
Gigliotti | Anna | Grant County Superior Court | WQ | 10/21/2021 |
Gipe | Anthony David | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Gipe | Anthony David | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Gipe | Anthony David | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Glisson | Stan | Kitsap County District Court | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Grant | Robert | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 2/20/2020 |
Hagara | Brooke | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Harmeling | Sally | Chelan County Superior Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
Heaps | Mitchell | Grant County District Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
High-Edward | Jacquelyn | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
5/19/2022 |
Hill | Tyson | Grant County District Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Holce | Nicholas | Walla Walla County District Court |
Q | 9/15/2022 |
Holloway | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Hupp | Halley | Snohomish County Superior Court | Q | 7/21/2022 |
James | Cloretta | Courts of Limited Jurisdiction | WQ | 8/18/2022 |
James | Cloretta |
King County Superior Court | Q |
8/18/2022 |
Johnson | Charles | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 4/16/2020 |
Johnson | Jason | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Johnston | Michael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Johnston | Michael | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Jones | Cynthia | Court of Appeals, Div I | Q | 3/17/2022 |
Jones | Evan | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q | 7/16/2020 |
Jourdan | Robert | Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ | 5/20/2021 |
Judge | Mildred | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 2/20/2020 |
Lack | Jonathon | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 2/17/2022 |
Lapin | Matthew | King County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Laurine | Jason | Cowlitz County Superior Court | Q | 3/19/2020 |
Leonard | Remy | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/15/2021 |
Lloyd | Daniel | Clark County Superior Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
Logerwell | Andrew | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 1/20/2022 |
Logerwell | Andrew | Thurston County Superior Court | WQ | 1/20/2022 |
Long | Julie | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Malat | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ | 9/17/2020 |
Malat | Jill | Seattle Municipal Court |
EWQ | 9/17/2020 |
Mansfield | Lisa | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Maxa | Bradley | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 3/5/2020 |
McCoy | Adrienne | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
McDougall | Jodi | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Miller | J. Scott | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Miller | Jordan | Chelan County District Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Montoya-Lewis | Raquel | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Moore | Karen | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/17/2021 |
Moriarty | Patrick | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Murray | Carol | King County District Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
Murray | Carol | King County Superior Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
Murray | Carol | Seattle Municipal Court | Q | 6/18/2020 |
North | Douglass | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/16/2020 |
O |
David | Courts of Limited Jurisdiction | Q | 12/16/2021 |
O | David | Federal Way Municipal Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
O | David | King County District Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
O | David | Seattle Municipal Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
Peaquin | Peter | King County District Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Petrasek | Kari | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 5/20/2021 |
Polin | Marla | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Poydras | Jason | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Poydras | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Radzimski | Lech | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Ranade | Amit | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Retsinas | Nancy | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Rivera | Whitney | Edmonds Municipal Court | EWQ | 3/18/2021 |
Robertson | Andrea | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/16/2020 |
Robertson | Rebecca | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Robertson | Rebecca | King County District Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Rodriguez | Norma | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Rodriguez True | Sonia |
Yakima County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Rogers | Rachael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Rothrock | Averil | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Ruff | Diana | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 6/24/2021 |
Schaer | Joshua | King County District Court | WQ | 8/19/2021 |
Scharosch | Jerry | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Schmidt | Ryan | Courts of Limited Jurisdiction | WQ | 12/16/2021 |
Schmidt | Ryan | King County Superior Court | WQ | 12/16/2021 |
Schnepf | Coreen | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Schodowski | Alexandrea | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Scott | Jon | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 5/20/2021 |
Schaer | Joshua | King County District Court | WQ | 8/19/2021 |
Schaer | Joshua | King County Superior Court | WQ | 8/19/2021 |
Schubert | Ken | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 5/19/2022 |
Segal | Matthew | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 4/15/2021 |
Silverthorn | Shane | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Smith | James | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Staab | Tracy | Court of Appeals, Div III | WQ | 3/19/2020 |
Stam | Jacqueline | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Straley | Nicholas | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Straley | Nicholas | King County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Swennumson | Nichole | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 9/15/2022 |
Taguba | Leah | King County District Court | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Thomas | Indu | Thurston County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/18/2021 |
Thornton | Philip | Thurston County Superior Court | EWQ | 2/17/2022 |
Tindell | Alan | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | Q | 6/24/2021 |
Trinen | Stephen | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 3/5/2020 |
Tutsch | Elisabeth | Yakima County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Vargas | Haydee | King County District Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Vargas | Haydee | King County Superior Court | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Vitalich | Andrea | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 1/16/2020 |
Vogel | David | King County District Court | Q | 8/19/2021 |
Wagner | Nicole | King County Superior Court | WQ | 10/21/2021 |
Walsh | Justin | King County District Court | Q | 1/16/2020 |
Walsh | Justin | King County Superior Court | Q | 1/16/2020 |
Whitener | Helen | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Wieck | David | King County Superior Court | Q | 7/15/2021 |
Williams | Angelica | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Yu | Mary | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Ziobro | John | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 10/20/2022 |
Zipp | Allyson | Thurston County Superior Court | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Ajax | Shelley | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Long | Julie | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Rodriguez | Norma | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Ruff | Diana | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 6/24/2021 |
Stam | Jacqueline | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | WQ | 6/24/2021 |
Tindell | Alan | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | Q | 6/24/2021 |
Ziobro | John | Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court | EWQ | 10/20/2022 |
Bratton |
Beth |
Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ |
4/22/2021 |
Harmeling | Sally | Chelan County Superior Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
Jourdan | Robert | Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ | 5/20/2021 |
Miller | Jordan | Chelan County Superior Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Schodowski | Alexandrea | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Lloyd | Daniel | Clark County Superior Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
Retsinas | Nancy | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Smith | James | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Alicea-Galván | Veronica | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Ballinger | Kristin | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Birk | Ian | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Bowman | Bill | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Chung | Janet | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Flevaris | Taki | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Jones | Cynthia | Court of Appeals, Div I | Q | 3/17/2022 |
McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Ranade | Amit | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Rothrock | Averil | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Schubert | Ken | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 5/19/2022 |
Straley | Nicholas | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Vitalich | Andrea | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ | 1/16/2020 |
Dublin | Lisa | Court of Appeals, Div II | WQ | 11/18/2021 |
Johnston | Michael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Rogers | Rachael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Staab | Tracy | Court of Appeals, Div III | WQ | 3/19/2020 |
Baldwin | Chelsea | Cowlitz County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Foster | Jamie | Cowlitz County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Laurine | Jason | Cowlitz County Superior Court | Q | 3/19/2020 |
Rivera | Whitney | Edmonds Municipal Court | EWQ | 3/18/2021 |
Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
David | O | Federal Way Municipal Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
Robertson | Rebecca | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Abell | Hunter | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Radzimski | Lech | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Chlarson |
Melissa | Grant County District Court | Q | 7/15/2021 |
Heaps | Mitchell | Grant County District Court | WQ | 4/22/2021 |
Hill | Tyson | Grant County District Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Gigliotti | Anna | Grant County Superior Court | WQ | 10/21/2021 |
Cliff | Carolyn | Island County District Court | EWQ | 5/21/2020 |
Frans | Michael | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Gipe | Anthony David | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Finkle | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Frans | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Gipe | Anthony David | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Malat | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ | 9/17/2020 |
Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Murray | Carol | King County District Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
David | O | King County District Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
Peaquin | Peter | King County District Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Poydras | Jason | King County District Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Robertson | Rebecca | King County District Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
Schaer | Joshua | King County District Court | WQ | 8/19/2021 |
Taguba | Leah | King County District Court | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Vargas | Haydee | King County District Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Vogel | David | King County District Court | Q | 8/19/2021 |
Walsh | Justin | King County District Court | Q | 1/16/2020 |
Bales | Brad | King County Superior Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
Ballinger | Kristin | King County Superior Court | WQ | 11/18/2021 |
Chess | Faye R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 11/19/2020 |
Dixon | William V | King County Superior Court | Q | 8/19/2021 |
Flevaris | Taki | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Gipe | Anthony David | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/15/2020 |
Holloway | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |
James | Cloretta | King County Superior Court | Q | 8/18/2022 |
Lack | Jonathon | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 2/17/2022 |
Lapin | Matthew | King County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
McCoy | Adrienne | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Murray | Carol | King County Superior Court | Q | 6/18/2020 |
North | Douglass | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/16/2020 |
Poydras | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Robertson | Andrea | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/16/2020 |
Schaer | Joshua | King County Superior Court | WQ | 8/19/2021 |
Schmidt | Ryan | King County Superior Court | WQ | 12/16/2021 |
Segal | Matthew | King County Superior Court | EWQ | 4/15/2021 |
Straley | Nicholas | King County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Vargas | Haydee | King County Superior Court | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Wagner | Nicole | King County Superior Court | WQ | 10/21/2021 |
Walsh | Justin | King County Superior Court | Q | 1/16/2020 |
Wieck | David | King County Superior Court | Q | 7/15/2021 |
Glisson | Stan | Kitsap County District Court | EWQ | 11/18/2021 |
Cummings | John | Pierce County District Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Cummings | John | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ | 10/21/2021 |
Johnson | Jason | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Logerwell | Andrew | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 1/20/2022 |
Mansfield | Lisa | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Schnepf | Coreen |
Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 4/15/2021 |
Thornton | Philip | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ | 2/17/2022 |
Trinen | Stephen | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 3/5/2020 |
Williams | Angelica | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ | 3/17/2022 |
Eisenberg | Adam | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ | 9/15/2022 |
Malat | Jill | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ | 9/17/2020 |
Murray | Carol | Seattle Municipal Court | WQ | 6/18/2020 |
O | David | Seattle Municipal Court | Q | 12/16/2021 |
Anderson | Arlene | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Anderson | Mary | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
Anderson | Rachel | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Baldock | Matthew | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Duran | Miguel | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/21/2022 |
Grant | Robert | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 2/20/2020 |
Hupp | Halley | Snohomish County Superior Court | Q | 7/21/2022 |
Leonard | Remy | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 7/15/2021 |
Moore | Karen | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/17/2021 |
Moriarty | Patrick | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 6/17/2021 |
Petrasek | Kari | Snohomish County Superior Court | EWQ | 5/20/2021 |
Scott | Jon | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ | 5/20/2021 |
Biviano | Andrew | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 8/18/2022 |
Hagara | Brooke | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 5/19/2022 |
High-Edward | Jacquelyn | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 8/18/2022 |
Miller | J. Scott | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 5/21/2020 |
Polin | Marla | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/16/2022 |
Scharosch | Jerry | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 6/16/2022 |
Swennumson | Nichole | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ | 9/15/2022 |
Thin Elk | Theresa |
Spokane County Superior Court |
WQ | 9/15/2022 |
Docter | Marie | Thurston County Superior Court | Q | 1/20/2022 |
Logerwell | Andrew | Thurston County Superior Court | WQ | 1/20/2022 |
Thomas | Indu | Thurston County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/18/2021 |
Zipp | Allyson | Thurston County Superior Court | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Holce | Nicholas | Walla Walla County District Court | Q | 9/15/2022 |
Anglin | Laura | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Chang | Robert | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 9/16/2021 |
Ekstrom | Alexander | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 3/5/2020 |
Fearing | George | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Johnson | Charles | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 4/16/2020 |
Johnston | Michael | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 1/20/2022 |
Judge | Mildred | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 2/20/2020 |
Maxa | Bradley | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 3/5/2020 |
McDougall | Jodi | Washington Supreme Court | WQ | 11/21/2019 |
Montoya-Lewis | Raquel | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 11/21/2019 |
Whitener | Helen | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Yu | Mary | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ | 4/21/2022 |
Freeman | David | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ | 6/18/2020 |
Jones | Evan | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q | 7/16/2020 |
Rodriguez True | Sonia | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Silverthorn | Shane | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ | 4/16/2020 |
Tutsch | Elisabeth | Yakima County Superior Court | EWQ | 3/19/2020 |