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Pierce County District Court Position No. 5

Unofficial result: Won — Dwayne L. Christopher (Nonpartisan)

Source: results.votewa.gov

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Candidates:

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Dwayne L. Christopher has served as a Pierce County District Court judge since 2022, after sitting as a Tacoma Municipal Court judge and a district court judge pro tempore. He earlier practiced insurance defense and represented personal-injury and discrimination plaintiffs.

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Sources: voter.votewa.gov2