Mike Sommerfeld
Nonpartisan · WA · Pierce County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and Judge Pro Tempore
Mike Sommerfeld is a Pierce County deputy prosecutor, Thurston County District Court judge pro tempore, and 2026 candidate for Pierce County District Court Position 7. His official voters' pamphlet statement cites 30 years prosecuting matters from DUI and domestic violence to child sexual abuse and murder, along with work as legal adviser to Pierce County District Court. His platform combines accountability for violent offenses with therapeutic and alternative programs intended to reduce repeat offenses.
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Sommerfeld has served as a deputy prosecutor for 30 years and has prosecuted DUI, domestic-violence, kidnapping, child-sexual-abuse, and murder cases.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sommerfeld supports holding violent offenders accountable while expanding therapeutic and alternative programs intended to reduce repeat offenses.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 3 records
Sommerfeld has volunteered with foster-youth programs and veterans' legal clinics and received a Washington Traffic Safety Commission Judicial Excellence Award.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sommerfeld supports holding violent offenders accountable while expanding therapeutic and alternative programs intended to reduce repeat offenses.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sommerfeld serves on a Brady committee that reviews law-enforcement credibility and disclosure issues.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Impartiality
· 1 record
Sommerfeld serves on a Brady committee that reviews law-enforcement credibility and disclosure issues.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Legal Competence
· 2 records
Sommerfeld has served as a Thurston County District Court judge pro tempore, presiding over criminal and civil cases.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
As legal adviser to Pierce County District Court, Sommerfeld has advised judges on complex legal and constitutional questions.
May 5, 2026For
Source: piercecountywa.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Pierce County District Court Position No. 7 · August 4, 2026 · Pierce County, Washington
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.