Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 3
Source: sos.wa.gov
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:
David Stevens
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
David Stevens is a husband, father, grandfather, Superior Court Judge and Navy veteran. He was elected to Mason County Superior Court in November 2023 and re-elected in 2024, and argues that gubernatorial appointment of judges leads to ideological rulings and judicial overreach.
Records: Legal Competence 4 for, Civil Rights 1 against, Impartiality 1 for,
Jaime Michelle Hawk
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Jaime Hawk serves as a judge at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, in King County.
Records: Legal Competence 5 for
Mike Diaz
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Mike Diaz spent a decade as a federal civil rights attorney in Seattle, helping found the U.S. Attorney's Office Civil Rights Program and enforcing laws protecting people in workplaces, homes and schools. President Barack Obama nominated him to a lifetime appointment on the federal court.
Records: Legal Competence 7 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Impartiality 1 for
Sources: voter.votewa.gov · sos.wa.gov