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Bill Bowman (Washington)
2020 - Present
2027
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Bill Bowman is a judge for District 1 of the Washington Court of Appeals Division I. He assumed office on January 24, 2020. His current term ends on January 10, 2027.
Bowman ran for re-election for the District 1 judge of the Washington Court of Appeals Division I. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bowman previously served as a superior court judge for the King County Superior Court, Washington. In that role, he served as the assistant presiding judge, the assistant chief criminal judge, and the chief judge of the Maleng Regional Justice Center.[1]
Biography
Education
Bowman earned his B.A. from the University of Washington and his J.D. from the California Western School of Law.[1]
Career
Bowman's professional experience includes serving as deputy prosecuting attorney for the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. He has worked at law firms Fox Bowman Duarte and Schroeter, Goldmark and Bender, as well as the Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent Bill 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 | ||
| Total votes: 819,384 | |||
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2016
Washington held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election by May 20, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election.
Bowman won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[2] In counties with a population that is greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat. According to the 2010 census, the following counties have a population greater than 100,000:[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington Governor Jay Inslee, "Inslee appoints Judge Bill Bowman to the Court of Appeals, Division I," January 24, 2020
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 21, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014
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