Neil Horibe
Nonpartisan · WA · Industrial Appeals Judge, Washington Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
Neil Horibe is an Industrial Appeals Judge, Pierce County District Court judge pro tempore, and the unopposed 2026 candidate for District Court Position 4. He previously served more than a decade as a Pierce County deputy prosecutor handling felony and misdemeanor cases and volunteered as a Fife reserve police officer. His campaign stresses impartial application of law, courtroom dignity, public safety, judicial mediation, and experience deciding workers' compensation, safety-citation, and crime-victim claims.
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Horibe volunteered as a Fife reserve police officer responding to emergency calls and community events and received a President's Volunteer Service Award.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Horibe spent more than a decade as a Pierce County deputy prosecutor handling felony and misdemeanor matters including domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, narcotics, and murder.
December 31, 2018For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Horibe identifies careful listening, rulings based on law and facts, and dignified treatment of every participant as standards for judging.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Impartiality
· 1 record
Horibe identifies careful listening, rulings based on law and facts, and dignified treatment of every participant as standards for judging.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Legal Competence
· 3 records
Horibe has served as a judicial mediator and reviewed challenged decisions by fellow industrial-appeals judges.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Horibe serves as a Pierce County District Court judge pro tempore, presiding over civil and criminal hearings in the court he seeks to join.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Horibe currently decides workers' compensation, workplace-safety, crime-victim, and related claims as an Industrial Appeals Judge.
May 4, 2026For
Source: neilforjudge.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Pierce County District Court Position No. 4 · November 3, 2026 · Pierce County, Washington
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.