Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 5
Washington
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 7,816,116 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 7,816,116) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- 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, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Dave Larson is a retired Federal Way Municipal Court Judge who was a trial lawyer for 23 years. Born in Tacoma, he has spent more than four decades practicing law from every angle.
Records: Impartiality 6 for, Legal Competence 6 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for,
Nonpartisan · declared
Greg Miller has spent forty years writing briefs and arguing cases in Washington as an appeals court advocate. His work includes reinstating a denied L&I time-loss claim for a house cleaner and winning it before a superior court jury.
Records: Legal Competence 7 for, Impartiality 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Sharonda Amamilo is a Thurston County Superior Court Judge with more than 21 years of experience as a trial judge and trial counsel, and a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor.
Records: Legal Competence 7 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 5 for, Impartiality 4 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Theo Angelis was an award-winning appellate and intellectual property litigator in private practice for 26 years at K&L Gates, where he led the firm's Appellate practice and served as global leader of its Intellectual Property practice. He has spent thousands of hours on pro bono cases.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Legal Competence 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: voter.votewa.gov · sos.wa.gov