Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 4
What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Ian Birk has served on Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals since 2022, appointed and then elected that year. He spent two decades as a civil litigator and volunteered more than ten years with neighborhood legal clinics.
Records: Legal Competence 6 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Impartiality 1 for
Nonpartisan
Sean O'Donnell has served as a King County Superior Court judge since 2013, leading criminal and family-court dockets. He is a past president of the statewide Superior Court Judges' Association and has sat as a justice pro tem on the state Supreme Court.
Records: Legal Competence 6 for, 1 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Civil Rights 2 for,
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