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QLaw Judicial Candidate Ratings
QLaw has issued the following ratings for Washington State judicial candidates, first by name, then by court. The QLaw Judicial Evaluation Committee issues its ratings after reviewing extensive application materials and interviewing the candidates. The Committee issues ratings of Not Qualified (NQ), Qualified (Q), Well Qualified (WQ), and Exceptionally Well Qualified (EWQ). None of the Committee's ratings constitute an endorsement of any candidate by QLaw.
RATINGS - ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME
| Abell | Hunter | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ |
| Adams | Michelle | Kitsap County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Alicea-Galván | Veronica | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Anderson | Marcine | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Anderson | Rachelle E. | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Andrus | Beth | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Andrus | Beth | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Anglin | Laura | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Baldwin | Chelsea | Cowlitz County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Bales | Brad | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Bianchi | George | King County District Court | WQ |
| Bowman | Bill | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Brandt | Travis | Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Bradley | Laura | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Buri | Philip J. | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Burton | Alicia | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Campagna | Joseph | King County District Court | WQ |
| Chalfie | Alan | Whatcom County Superior Court | WQ |
| Chess | Faye R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Chess | Faye R. | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Cliff | Carolyn | Island County District Court | EWQ |
| Coppinger Carter | Carrie | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q |
| Cornell | Tsering | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Cronin | Dennis C. | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Cruz | Jennifer A. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Cruz | Jennifer A. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Davis | Gary V. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Delos Reyes | Raymond L. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Dhillon | Kuljinder | District Court | WQ |
| Dublin | Lisa | Clallam County Superior Court | WQ |
| Ekstrom | Alexander | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Erb | James | Whatcom County Superior Court | WQ |
| Fearing | George | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Ferguson | Marshall L. | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Ferrera | Kristin | Chelan County Superior Court | WQ |
| Foster | Jamie | Cowlitz County Superior Court | WQ |
| Frans | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Frans | Michael | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Freeman | David | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Freund | Pauline | District and Municipal Courts | EWQ |
| Gehlsen | Michelle | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Giner | Jessica | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Glasgow | Rebecca R. | Court of Appeals, Div II |
EWQ |
| Goldsmith | Benjamin | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Grant | Robert | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Hawkins Calloway | Karama | King County District Court | WQ |
| Hillman | Mark | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Holloway | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Hull | Kevin D. | Kitsap County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Hung | Jimmy | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Johnson | Charles | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Jones | Evan | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q |
| Judge | Mildred | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Kaholokula | Rosemary H. | Skagit County Superior Court | WQ |
| Kang | Jean Y. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Kang | Jean Y. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Keddie | Jeffrey | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Keeler | Lisa M. | Court of Appeals, Division I, District 3 | WQ |
| Keeler | Lisa M. | Whatcom County Superior Court | WQ |
| Kiesel | Diana | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Klinge | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Knapp | Christopher J. | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Ladd | Carolyn | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Laird | Jennie | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Lapin | Matthew | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Laukkonen | James | Mason County Superior Court | WQ |
| Laurine | Jason | Cowlitz County Superior Court | Q |
| Lee | Nelson | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Llorens | Susan | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Madsen | Hillary | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Malat | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Malat | Jill | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Malat | Jill | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Mansfield | Lisa | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Martinez | Raul | King County District Court | WQ |
| Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Martinez | Raul | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Maxa | Bradley | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| McCool | Erin | Chelan County Superior Court | Q |
| McDonald | Brian | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ |
| McKee | Maureen A. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| McKee | Maureen A. | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Messitt | Annette | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Miller | J. Scott | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| Moran | Timothy | King County District Court | WQ |
| Moran | Timothy | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Montoya-Lewis | Raquel | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Murray | Carol | King County District Court | WQ |
| Murray | Carol | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Murray | Carol | Seattle Municipal Court | Q |
| Naylor | Marcus | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Newman | Eric | King County District Court | WQ |
| Newman | Eric | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Nogueira Maneman | Pamela | Grays Harbor County Superior Court | Q |
| North | Douglass | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Ochoa-Bruck | Gloria | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| O'Donnell | Sean Patrick | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| O'Donnell | Sean P. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Okoloko | Edirin | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Olsen | Erik R. | Kent Municipal Court | WQ |
| Passey | Linda | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Peaquin | Peter | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Peck | Kevin | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Peñalver | Andre | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Petrasek | Kari | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Polin | Marla | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| Ponomarcuk | Leonid | Shoreline District Court | EWQ |
| Port | Cindi | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Quillian | Robert | Mason County Superior Court | WQ |
| Quinlan | Thomas | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Radzimski | Lech | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ |
| Rajul | Mafe | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Retsinas | Nancy | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Richter | Donald | Pacific/Wahkiakum County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Andrea | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Rebecca | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Rebecca | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Robins | Steven A. | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Rodriguez True | Sonia | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ |
| Rogers | Rachael | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Rogers | Rachael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ |
| Rothrock | Averil | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Schaer | Joshua | King County District Court | WQ |
| Schnepf | Coreen | Kitsap County Superior Court | WQ |
| Schodowski | Alexandrea | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Schwatrz | Mychal H. | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Scott | Michael R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Schubert | Ken | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Shah | Ketu | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Shotwell | Kristin | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Shotwell | Kristin | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Silverthorn | Shane | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | Seattle Municipal Court | WQ |
| Singla | Sumeer | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Smith | James | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Staab | Tracy | Court of Appeals, Div III | WQ |
| Steinberg | Charles | Chelan County Superior Court | Q |
| Steiner | David | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Sutton | Aimee | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Thomas | Matthew | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Thompson | Paul W. | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Todd | Brian J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Trinen | Stephen | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Turner | Michael | Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court | WQ |
| Tutsch | Elisabeth | Yakima County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Vitalich | Andrea | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Vu | Kasey | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Walsh | Justin | King County District Court | Q |
| Walsh | Justin | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Whedbee | David J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Whitener | Helen | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Wulf | Laura | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Young | Melinda J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
RATINGS - ALPHABETICALLY BY COURT
| Brandt | Travis | Chelan County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Ferrera | Kristin | Chelan County Superior Court | WQ |
| McCool | Erin | Chelan County Superior Court | Q |
| Steinberg | Charles | Chelan County Superior Court | Q |
| Dublin | Lisa | Clallam County Superior Court | WQ |
| Robins | Steven A. | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Schodowski | Alexandrea | Clallam County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Cornell | Tsering | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Keddie | Jeffrey | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Retsinas | Nancy | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Rogers | Rachael | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Smith | James | Clark County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Vu | Kasey | Clark County Superior Court | WQ |
| Alicea-Galván | Veronica | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Andrus | Beth | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Bowman | Bill | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Keeler | Lisa M. | Court of Appeals, Div I | WQ |
| McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Vitalich | Andrea | Court of Appeals, Div I | EWQ |
| Glasgow | Rebecca R. | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ |
| McDougall | Jodi | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ |
| Rogers | Rachael | Court of Appeals, Div II | EWQ |
| Staab | Tracy | Court of Appeals, Div III | WQ |
| Baldwin | Chelsea | Cowlitz County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Foster | Jamie | Cowlitz County Superior Court | WQ |
| Laurine | Jason | Cowlitz County Superior Court | Q |
| Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Rebecca | Federal Way Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Abell | Hunter | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ |
| Radzimski | Lech | Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties Superior Court | WQ |
| Nogueira Maneman | Pamela | Grays Harbor Superior Court | Q |
| Cliff | Carolyn | Island County District Court | EWQ |
| Frans | Michael | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | Kent Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Olsen | Erik R. | Kent Municipal Court | WQ |
| Campagna | Joseph | King County District Court | WQ |
| Cruz | Jennifer A. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Frans | Michael | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Gehlsen | Michelle | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Giner | Jessica | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Hawkins Calloway | Karama | King County District Court | WQ |
| Kang | Jean Y. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Klinge | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Malat | Jill | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Masaniai | Fa'amomoi | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Moran | Timothy | King County District Court | WQ |
| Murray | Carol | King County District Court | WQ |
| Naylor | Marcus | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Newman | Eric | King County District Court | WQ |
| Peaquin | Peter | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Rebecca | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Schaer | Joshua | King County District Court | WQ |
| Schwatrz | Mychal H. | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Shotwell | Kristin | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County District Court | WQ |
| Walsh | Justin | King County District Court | Q |
| Anderson | Marcine | King County District Court | EWQ |
| Bales | Brad | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Chess | Faye R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Cruz | Jennifer A. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Davis | Gary V. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Delos Reyes | Raymond L. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Ferguson | Marshall L. | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Goldsmith | Benjamin | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Hillman | Mark | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Holloway | Jason | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Hung | Jimmy | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Kang | Jean Y. | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Laird | Jennie | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Lapin | Matthew | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Lee | Nelson | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Llorens | Susan | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Madsen | Hillary | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| McDonald | Brian | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| McKee | Maureen A. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Messitt | Annette | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Moran | Timothy | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Murray | Carol | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Newman | Eric | King County Superior Court | Q |
| North | Douglass | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| O'Donnell | Sean Patrick | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| O'Donnell | Sean P. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Port | Cindi | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Rajul | Mafe | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Robertson | Andrea | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Rothrock | Averil | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Scott | Michael R. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Shah | Ketu | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Shotwell | Kristin | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Singla | Sumeer | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Steiner | David | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Sutton | Aimee | King County Superior Court | WQ |
| Todd | Brian J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Walsh | Justin | King County Superior Court | Q |
| Whedbee | David J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Young | Melinda J. | King County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Adams | Michelle | Kitsap County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Hull | Kevin D. | Kitsap County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Schnepf | Coreen | Kitsap County Superior Court | WQ |
| Laukkonen | James | Mason County Superior Court | WQ |
| Quillian | Robert | Mason County Superior Court | WQ |
| Richter | Donald | Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court | EWQ |
| Turner | Michael | Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court | WQ |
| Burton | Alicia | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Kiesel | Diana | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Peñalver | Andre | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Trinen | Stephen | Pierce County Superior Court | WQ |
| Wulf | Laura | Pierce County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Chess | Faye R. | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Gipe | Anthony David | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Malat | Jill | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| McKee | Maureen A. | Seattle Municipal Court | EWQ |
| Murray | Carol | Seattle Municipal Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | Seattle Municipal Court | WQ |
| Simons | Andrew J. | Seattle Municipal Court | WQ |
| Ponomarcuk | Leonid | Shoreline District Court | EWQ |
| Kaholokula | Rosemary H. | Skagit County Superior Court | WQ |
| Grant | Robert | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Knapp | Christopher J. | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Okoloko | Edirin | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Passey | Linda | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Petrasek | Kari | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Thompson | Paul W. | Snohomish County Superior Court | WQ |
| Anderson | Rachelle E. | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Cronin | Dennis C. | Spokane County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Miller | J. Scott | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| Polin | Marla | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| Ochoa-Bruck | Gloria | Spokane County Superior Court | WQ |
| Andrus | Beth | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Anglin | Laura | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Ekstrom | Alexander | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Fearing | George | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Johnson | Charles | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Judge | Mildred | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Maxa | Bradley | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| McDougall | Jodi | Washington Supreme Court | WQ |
| Montoya-Lewis | Raquel | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Whitener | Helen | Washington Supreme Court | EWQ |
| Buri | Philip J. | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Chalfie | Alan | Whatcom County Superior Court | WQ |
| Coppinger Carter | Carrie | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q |
| Freeman | David | Whatcom County Superior Court | EWQ |
| Jones | Evan | Whatcom County Superior Court | Q |
| Keeler | Lisa M. | Whatcom County Superior Court | WQ |
| Rodriguez True | Sonia | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ |
| Silverthorn | Shane | Yakima County Superior Court | WQ |
| Tutsch | Elisabeth | Yakima County Superior Court | EWQ |