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Brian Stiles
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2020
Brian Stiles is the judge for the Position 2 seat on the Skagit County Superior Court in Washington. Stiles filed for election in 2016 and won automatically because he was the lone candidate to seek the office.
Elections
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.
Stiles won election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no other candidates emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[1] 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:[2]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 186 judges of the superior court are selected in contested elections without reference to party affiliation and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Judges serve for four years.[3]
The chief judge of each court is selected by peer vote, though term lengths vary. The minimum term is one year, though a longer term length may be established by local rules.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the superior court, a judge must be:[4][3]
- a resident and qualified voter of the state;
- admitted to practice law in the courts of record in Washington; and
- under the age of 75.*
*No judge is eligible to run for office after attaining the age of 75. If a sitting judge turns 75 while serving, he or she may continue serving until the end of that calendar year.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Pierce County, "Residency Requirements," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 24, 2014 (Scroll to Article IV)
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
