Jaime Michelle Hawk
Nonpartisan · WA · Judge of the King County Superior Court
Jaime Michelle Hawk is a King County Superior Court judge appointed in 2022. She previously served as Legal Strategy Director for Smart Justice at the ACLU of Washington, as a trial attorney with the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, and in civil-rights, federal-clerkship, and juvenile-public-defense roles. She is running for Washington Supreme Court Justice Position 3 in 2026.
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
As a member of the Washington State Bar Association Council on Public Defense, Jaime Hawk presented the council's proposed Defender Resource Guide to the WSBA Board of Governors; the board approved the proposal unanimously.
November 23, 2019For
Source: wsba.org · researched July 13, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Jaime Hawk was one of the ACLU of Washington attorneys who filed an amicus brief urging Washington Supreme Court review in State v. Reisert. The brief argued that the lower ruling threatened timely preliminary-appearance protections and would disproportionately harm indigent defendants and defendants of color.
June 14, 2021For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 2 records
Governor Bob Ferguson, Justice Helen Whitener, retired Justice Mary Yu, and more than 50 current and former judges endorsed Jaime Hawk for Washington Supreme Court when her campaign began.
April 8, 2026
Source: lynnwoodtimes.com · researched July 13, 2026
The Washington Court of Appeals reversed and remanded part of Judge Jaime Hawk's attorney-fee ruling in Villa Marina Associates v. Cassady because the order did not create an adequate record explaining the fee calculation.
September 16, 2024
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Legal Competence
· 6 records
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Jaime Hawk's summary-judgment ruling in Montague v. Brain Injury Law of Seattle, holding that no genuine issue of material fact existed on the challenged litigation costs and that unjust enrichment did not apply.
September 16, 2024For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Jaime Hawk's dismissal of claims against the Hagens Berman law firm in Lagow v. Hagens Berman, concluding that the pro se appellants' claims were time-barred or inadequately supported.
November 13, 2023For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Jaime Hawk's dismissal of an automobile-insurance coverage claim in Eberhart v. Farmers Insurance, holding that the claimant was not insured under the policy or governing statute.
July 31, 2023For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Governor Jay Inslee appointed Jaime Hawk to King County Superior Court. King County identified her prior work as ACLU of Washington Smart Justice legal strategy director, federal defender, civil-rights litigator, federal law clerk, juvenile public defender, and adjunct law professor.
July 27, 2022For
Source: cdn.kingcounty.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jaime Hawk was one of the ACLU of Washington attorneys who filed an amicus brief urging Washington Supreme Court review in State v. Reisert. The brief argued that the lower ruling threatened timely preliminary-appearance protections and would disproportionately harm indigent defendants and defendants of color.
June 14, 2021For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
As a member of the Washington State Bar Association Council on Public Defense, Jaime Hawk presented the council's proposed Defender Resource Guide to the WSBA Board of Governors; the board approved the proposal unanimously.
November 23, 2019For
Source: wsba.org · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 3 · August 4, 2026 · Washington
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.