Laura Christensen Colberg
WA · Family-law attorney and Snohomish County Superior Court commissioner pro tem
Laura Christensen Colberg is an attorney, arbitrator and lecturer who grew up in Wenatchee, where she was high school Valedictorian, and was a Rotary Exchange Student in Venezuela. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication summa cum laude from Seattle Pacific University.
Where Laura Christensen Colberg stands, based on their records
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
During The Stranger's 2026 endorsement interview, Laura Christensen Colberg said there was no racial bias in the courts and asked Colleen Melody to identify examples after Melody disagreed. The editorial board criticized Colberg's response and endorsed Melody.
July 2, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: thestranger.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
The Washington State Republican Party recommended Laura Christensen Colberg for Washington Supreme Court Position 1 at a State Committee meeting.
June 24, 2026
Source: wagop.org · researched July 13, 2026
Laura Christensen Colberg represented appellant Jacqueline Berni in a post-divorce maintenance appeal. The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed rulings that gambling winnings were not earned income under the separation agreement and that denied contempt and attorney-fee requests.
June 30, 2014
Source: law.justia.com · researched July 13, 2026
Laura Christensen Colberg represented appellant Suzanne Magnusson in a parenting-plan appeal. The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a plan allowing a parent to designate relatives as caregivers during that parent's residential time and rejected the claimed unconstitutional interference with parental autonomy.
August 27, 2001
Source: caselaw.findlaw.com · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable
Laura Christensen Colberg said constitutional disputes should be evaluated case by case, using the constitutional text, precedent, and whether prior precedent was wrongly decided and currently harmful, while preserving predictability and stability in the law.
June 19, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: everettpost.com · researched July 13, 2026
Laura Christensen Colberg represented appellant Willard Gibson in a garnishment appeal. The Washington Court of Appeals vacated a $5,000 judgment and attorney-fee award against Gibson and remanded with instructions to dismiss the garnishment proceeding because the underlying judgment had been vacated.
March 17, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Laura Christensen Colberg represented appellant Dennis Parker II in a parenting-plan modification appeal. The Washington Court of Appeals held that Parker established adequate cause for a hearing on lifting a no-contact order and expanding residential time, and remanded for a show-cause hearing.
August 21, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: caselaw.findlaw.com · researched July 13, 2026
Past race Laura Christensen Colberg ran in:
- Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 1 · August 4, 2026 · Washington
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.