Judicial Appointments
Superior Court Appointments: 60
Court of Appeals Appointments: 5
Supreme Court Appointments: 2
Total Judicial Appointments: 67

Details in Chronological Order:

Appointed 1997 - 2000 Appointed 2001 - 2005

Nichols, John F.
Appointed: April 16, 1997
Clark County Superior Court
Effective: May 12, 1997
Replaced: Judge Thomas L. Lodge, retired

French, Charles S.
Appointed: July 10, 1997
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: August 1, 1997
New Position

Kato, Kenneth H.
Appointed: September 17, 1997
Court of Appeals, Division III
Effective: October 9, 1997
Replaced: Judge Philip J. Thompson, retired

Tompkins, Linda G.
Appointed: September 17, 1997
Spokane County Superior Court
Effective: October 9, 1997
Replaced: Kenneth H. Kato, appointed to the Court of Appeals

Bowden, George N.
Appointed: December 22, 1997
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: January 20, 1998
Replaced: Judge Paul D. Hansen, retired

Allan, Lesley A.
Appointed: January 14, 1998
Chelan/Douglas Counties Superior Court
Effective: February 9, 1998
Replaced: Judge Carol A. Wardell, resigned

Clark, Patricia H.
Appointed: March 23, 1998
King County Superior Court
Effective: May 1, 1998
Replaced: Judge Charles V. Johnson, retired

Schwab, Michael E.
Appointed: June 3, 1998
Yakima County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 1998
New Position

Lara, Victor H.
Appointed: June 3, 1998
Yakima County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 1998
New Position

Lum, Dean S.
Appointed: June 16, 1998
King County Superior Court
Effective: June 30, 1998
Replaced: Judge Ricardo Martinez, appointed as Federal Magistrate Judge

Appelwick, Marlin J.
Appointed June 16, 1998
Division I, Court of Appeals
Effective: July 1, 1998
New Position

Brosey, Richard L.
Appointed: June 26, 1998
Lewis County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 1998
New Position

van Doorninck, Kitty-Ann
Appointed: October 9, 1998
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: November 6, 1998
New Position

Hotchkiss, John J.
Appointed: December 4, 1998
Douglas County Superior Court
Effective: January 1, 1999
New Position

Lukens, Terence P.
Appointed: January 7, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: January 22, 1999
Replaced: Judge Faith Ireland, elected to the Washington State Supreme Court

Kessler, Ron
Appointed: January 7, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: January 11, 1999
Replaced: Judge Robert S. Lasnik, appointed to the U.S. District Court

Fair, Ellen J.
Appointed: March 3, 1999
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: April 1, 1999
New Position

Clark, Ellen Kalama
Appointed: May 3, 1999
Spokane County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 1999
New Position

Cowsert, Kenneth L.
Appointed: July 29, 1999
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: September 1, 1999
Replaced: Judge Kathryn E. Trumbull, retired

Arend, Stephanie A.
Appointed: September 16, 1999
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: September 16, 1999
Replaced: Judge Grant Anderson, removed

Antosz, John M.
Appointed: October 28, 1999
Grant County Superior Court
Effective: January 1, 2000
New Position

Bridge, Bobbe J.
Appointed: November 9, 1999
Supreme Court
Effective: January 5, 2000
Replacing: Barbara Durham, retired

Spector, Julie A.
Appointed: November 23, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: February 7, 2000
Replacing: Judge John Darrah, retired

Robinson, Palmer
Appointed: November 23, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: December 20, 1999
Replacing: Judge Marcia Pechman, appointed Federal Judge

Halpert, Helen L.
Appointed: November 23, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: December 20, 1999
Replacing: Judge George Finkle, retired

Doerty, James A.
Appointed: November 23, 1999
King County Superior Court
Effective: January 5, 2000
Replacing: Judge Bobbe Bridge, appointed to the Supreme Court

Cayce, James D.
Appointed: March 2, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 2000
New Position

Yu, Mary I.
Appointed: March 2, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: April 1, 2000
Replacing: Judge Janice Niemi, retired

McDermott, Richard F.
Appointed: March 2, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: April 1, 2000
Replacing: Judge James W. Bates, Jr., deceased

Hilyer, Bruce W.
Appointed: May 25, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 2000
Replacing: Judge Norma S. Huggins, retired

Wang, Arthur C.
Appointed: May 30, 2000
Court of Appeals, Division II
Effective: July 1, 2000
New Position

Woolard, Diane M.
Appointed: June 2, 2000
Clark County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 2000
New Position

Heavey, Michael J.*
Appointed: August 14, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: September 16, 2000
Replacing: Judge R. Joseph Wesley, retired

Orlando, James R.*
Appointed: September 7, 2000
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: September 19, 2000
Replacing: Judge Arthur W. Verharen, retired

Stonier, James J.*
Appointed: September 21, 2000
Cowlitz County Superior Court
Effective: November 1, 2000
Replacing: Judge Randolph Furman, resigned

North, Douglass A.**
Appointed: September 29, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: October 9, 2000
Replacing: Judge Patricia Aitken, retired

Shaffer, Catherine D.**
Appointed: November 27, 2000
King County Superior Court
Effective: November 27, 2000
Replacing: Judge Richard Ishikawa, retired

Cuthbertson, Frank E.
Appointed: January 26, 2001
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: March 2, 2001
New position

Kallas, Paris K.
Appointed: May 30, 2001
King County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 2001
Replacing: Judge Larry Jordan, retired

Schindler, Ann
Appointed: November 28, 2001
Court of Appeals, Division I
Effective: January 1, 2002
Replacing: Judge Walter E. Webster, retired

Gonzalez, Steven C.
Appointed: January 24, 2002
King County Superior Court
Effective: March 1, 2002
Replacing: Judge Ann Schindler, appointed to Court of Appeals, Division I

Hartman, Russell W.
Appointed: January 31, 2002
Kitsap County Superior Court
Effective: February 18, 2002
Replacing: Judge William J. Kamps, retired

Johanson, Jill M.
Appointed: May 28, 2002
Cowlitz County Superior Court
Effective: June 17, 2002
Replacing: Judge Don L. McCulloch, retired

Worswick, Lisa
Appointed: July 17, 2002
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: July 22, 2002
Replacing: Judge Frederick B. "Fritz" Hayes, retired

McCarthy, Harry J.
Appointed: September 19, 2002
King County Superior Court
Effective: September 27, 2002
Replacing: Judge Kathleen Learned, retired

Fairhurst, Mary
Appointed: December 11, 2002
Supreme Court
Effective: January 1, 2003 (January 1 until her elected term starts)
Replacing: Justice Charles Z. Smith, retired

Moreno, Maryann C.
Appointed: January 10, 2003
Spokane County Superior Court
Effective: January 22, 2003
Replacing: Judge James Murphy, retiring

Leveque, Jerome J.
Appointed: January 10, 2003
Spokane County Superior Court
Effective: January 22, 2003
Replacing: Judge Michael Donohue, retiring

Culpepper, Ronald E.
Appointed: January 31, 2003
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: February 18, 2003
Replacing: Judge Terry Sebring, retiring

Grant, Beverly G.
Appointed: April 7, 2003
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: April 21, 2003
Replacing: Judge Karen Strombom, appointed Federal Magistrate Judge

Roberts, Mary E.
Appointed: April 16, 2003
King County Superior Court
Effective: June 2, 2003
Replacing: Judge Dale Ramerman, retiring

Nielson, Allen C.
Appointed: July 24, 2003
Superior Court for Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties
Effective: October 1, 2003
Replacing: Judge Larry Kristianson, retiring

Price, Michael P.
Appointed: November 10, 2003
Spokane County Superior Court
Effective: January 6, 2004
Replacing: Judge Richard Schroeder, retiring

Runge, Carrie L.
Appointed: December 2, 2003
Superior Court for Benton and Franklin Counties
Effective: January 12, 2004
New position

Sowards, Margaret
Appointed: December 8, 2003
Kittitas County Superior Court
Effective: January 12, 2004
New position

Dwyer, Stephen J.
Appointed: January 23, 2004
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: February 2, 2004
Replacing: Judge Joseph Thibodeau, retiring

Reukauf, Ruth E.
Appointed: February 4, 2004
Yakima County Superior Court
Effective: February 10, 2004
Replacing: Judge Michael Leavitt, appointed as Federal Magistrate Judge

Spearman, Theodore F.
Appointed: February 11, 2004
Kitsap County Superior Court
Effective: March 1, 2004
Replacing: Judge Terry McCluskey, retiring

Verser, Craddock D.
Appointed: February 27, 2004
Jefferson County Superior Court
Effective: March 19, 2004
Replacing: Judge Thomas Majhan, deceased

Van Deren, Marywave
Appointed: April 15, 2004
Division II, Court of Appeals
Effective: May 10, 2004
Replacing: Judge Karen Seinfeld, retiring

Saint Clair, J. Wesley
Appointed: May 1, 2004
King County Superior Court
Effective: June 7, 2004
Replacing: Judge Donald Haley, retiring

Lee, Linda
Appointed: May 13, 2004
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: May 27, 2004
Replacing: Judge Marywave Van Deren, appointed to Court of Appeals, Division II

Mitchell, Cameron
Appointed: June 10, 2004
Benton-Franklin County Superior Court
Effective: July 1, 2004
Replacing: Judge Carolyn Brown, retiring

Downes, Michael T.
Appointed: July 15, 2004
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: July 21, 2004
Replacing: Judge Charles French, deceased

Uhrig, Ira*
Appointed: September 15, 2004
Whatcom County Superior Court
Effective: October 1, 2004
Replacing: Judge Michael Moynihan, retiring

Lewis, Robert A.
Appointed: October 19, 2004
Clark County Superior Court
Effective: November 16, 2004
New Position

Olsen, Sally F .
Appointed: December 21, 2004
Kitsap County Superior Court
Effective: January 10, 2005
New Position

 

*Certified by Secretary of State as elected, as sole candidate, without appearing on the ballot. Appointed effective upon the vacancy of the position, prior to beginning of elective term, to accommodate the court.

**Elected by popular vote in a contested election. Appointed effective upon the vacancy of the position, prior to beginning of elective term, to accommodate the court.

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