Pooja Vaddadi
WA · Seattle Municipal Court Judge
Pooja Vaddadi has been a Seattle Municipal Court judge since 2023. She was earlier a public defender with the King County Department of Public Defense and in Snohomish County, and a private defense lawyer.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Won the 34th District Democrats' 2026 endorsement in her Seattle Municipal Court Position 3 race.
May 18, 2026
Source: 34dems.org
Was endorsed by the 36th District Democrats in 2026 for Seattle Municipal Court Judge Position 3.
May 17, 2026
Source: 36th.org
Received an early endorsement from the 32nd District Democrats for her 2026 reelection to Seattle Municipal Court.
April 1, 2026
Source: 32democrats.org
Was cleared to hear criminal cases again after new City Attorney Erika Evans banned blanket disqualifications. The ACLU then dropped its lawsuit over the policy against her.
February 10, 2026
Source: publicola.com
Was defended in open court by fellow Judge Damon Shadid. He criticized the City Attorney's office for still refusing to let her hear DUI and domestic violence cases.
July 9, 2025
Source: publicola.com
Filed a complaint with the Washington State Bar Association against City Attorney Ann Davison and her former criminal chief. She said their claims used to bar her from criminal cases were false.
May 8, 2025
Source: publicola.com
Began receiving some criminal cases again after city prosecutors told a court they no longer sought to remove her from every case. They switched to reviewing each case one at a time.
February 7, 2025
Source: kuow.org
Was the subject of a lawsuit the ACLU of Washington filed against the Seattle City Attorney. The suit claimed the blanket policy against her misused prosecutors' power and undid voters' choice.
October 28, 2024
Source: fox13seattle.com
Published a public statement answering the City Attorney's memo against her. She wrote that she could not find the cases the memo described and called the policy the most extreme in Washington.
August 30, 2024
Source: thestranger.com
Received a resolution of support from the 34th District Democrats. The group called on City Attorney Ann Davison to withdraw the blanket disqualification against her.
April 10, 2024
Source: 34dems.org
Was moved by Seattle Municipal Court to handle parking tickets and traffic cases, because prosecutors kept disqualifying her from criminal cases.
March 22, 2024
Source: kuow.org
Was barred from hearing new criminal cases when the Seattle City Attorney's office said it would file papers to disqualify her (affidavits of prejudice) in every one. The office accused her of biased rulings, which she denied.
March 1, 2024
Source: news.seattle.gov
Ruled that a city prosecutor could not keep handling a harassment case, because the prosecutor had made herself a witness. She denied a defense request to remove the whole City Attorney's office from the case.
February 20, 2024
Source: thestranger.com
Won election to Seattle Municipal Court Judge Position 3, beating incumbent Judge Adam Eisenberg. She got 61.92% of the vote to his 37.77%.
November 8, 2022
Source: aqua.kingcounty.gov
Past race Pooja Vaddadi ran in:
- Seattle Municipal Court Judge Position No. 3 · November 3, 2026 · Seattle city, Washington · incumbent