Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of sevenWashington Court of Appeals justices expired on January 10, 2021. The seven seats were up fornonpartisan election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of thecoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Washington did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak,click here.
Candidates and results
Division 1, District 1, Position 5
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
IncumbentDavid S. Mann won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David S. Mann (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 815,487 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 11,427 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 826,914 | ||
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Division 1, District 1, Position 6
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
IncumbentBill Bowman won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Bowman (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 807,933 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 11,451 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 819,384 | ||
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Division 1, District 2, Position 2
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2
Linda Coburn won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Coburn (Nonpartisan) | 98.0 | 319,743 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 6,366 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 326,109 | ||
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Division 2, District 1, Position 2
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1
IncumbentLisa Worswick won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Worswick (Nonpartisan) | 98.0 | 329,224 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 6,845 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 336,069 | ||
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Division 2, District 2, Position 1
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2
IncumbentLisa L. Sutton won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa L. Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 327,019 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 6,305 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 333,324 | ||
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Division 3, District 1, Position 2
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1
Tracy Arlene Staab defeatedMarshall Casey in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tracy Arlene Staab (Nonpartisan) | 62.8 | 190,276 | |
| Marshall Casey (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 110,355 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2,184 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 302,815 | ||
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Division 3, District 3, Position 1
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3
IncumbentRebecca Pennell won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Pennell (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 136,674 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,723 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 138,397 | ||
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Past elections
2019
Division 1, District 1, Position 1
See also: Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2019
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
IncumbentJohn Chun won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Chun (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 391,290 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 5,723 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 397,013 | ||
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Division 1, District 1, Position 2
See also: Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
IncumbentLori Smith won election in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Smith (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 388,420 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 5,381 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 393,801 | ||
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Division 2, District 3, Position 2
See also: Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2019
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 3
IncumbentAnne Cruser won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 3 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anne Cruser (Nonpartisan) | 97.7 | 109,551 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 2,628 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 112,179 | ||
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2018General election
Primary election
2017Division 1, Position 2IncumbentMichael Spearman defeatedNathan Choi in the general election for Position 2 on Division 1 of the Washington Court of Appeals.[1]
Division 1, Position 5IncumbentDavid S. Mann ran unopposed in the general election for Position 5 on Division 1 of the Washington Court of Appeals.[1]
2016IncumbentMichael Trickey ran unopposed in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1, District 1.
IncumbentStephen Dwyer ran unopposed in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1, District 2.
IncumbentBradley A. Maxa ran unopposed in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 2, District 1.
IncumbentJill M. Johanson ran unopposed in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 2, District 3.
IncumbentGeorge Fearing defeatedPatrick McBurney in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, District 2.
IncumbentRebecca Pennell ran unopposed in the general election for the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, District 3.
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Selection
- See also:Judicial selection in Washington
Each division of the Court of Appeals is subdivided into three geographic districts for election purposes. The districts are not divided evenly according to population, but the districts containing higher populations usually elect more judges. Each judge is elected by a district's voters innonpartisan elections to six-year terms. If a seat becomes vacant between elections, an interim judge from the corresponding district is appointed by the governor and he or she must run in the next regularly scheduled election to finish the remainder of the term. Elections are staggered so that one-third of the judges, in each of divisions 2 and 3, face an election each even-numbered year. There is an election for at least one Division 1 judge every year.
The judges of each division annually select from among themselves a chief judge to handle administrative details for the division. All 22 judges annually select a presiding chief judge to oversee business matters among the three divisions.[2]
Qualifications
To serve as an appellate judge, judges must have practiced law in the state of Washington for at least five years and must have been a resident of the district they represent for at least one year.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:Eastern District of Washington,Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:Eastern District of Washington,Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court•Washington Court of Appeals•Washington Superior Court•Washington District Courts• Washington Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington •Washington judicial elections •Judicial selection in Washington
