Camille Schaefer (Pierce County Superior Court Position 10, Washington, candidate 2024)
Camille Schaefer ran for election to the Pierce County Superior Court Position 10 in Washington. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Schaefer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Camille Schaefer provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on September 6, 2024:
- Birth date: November 23, 1971
- Birth place: Auburn, Washington
- High school: Kent Meridian High School, Kent, WA
- J.D.: Seattle University School of Law, 2005
- Bachelor's: Northwest University, 2002
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Commissioner
- Incumbent officeholder: No
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Elections
General election
General election for Pierce County Superior Court Position 10
Camille Schaefer and Philip Thornton ran in the general election for Pierce County Superior Court Position 10 on November 5, 2024.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Camille Schaefer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schaefer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have presided over thousands of cases involving families, juveniles, people’s property, finances, and children. Daily, I handle cases involving violence, substance abuse, and mental illness. In each case, I am committed to being impartial and fair, and to making sure my courtroom is a place where every voice is heard.
I will bring much-needed experience and stability to the Pierce County Superior Court bench at a time when there is significant turnover.
I will also bring substantial experience working with families, persons in crisis, and marginalized communities. I worked as an attorney for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in both family law and dependency cases.
My undergraduate degree is in business, and I have worked for a non-profit organization, as a marketing manager of a publicly traded company, and as a small business owner. I have also been an adjunct professor.
I serve on local and state-wide committees that support the administration of our court system. I will be a strong contributor to the administrative work of the court, which will support improved access to justice.- I have the greatest depth and breath of judicial experience to serve as a Superior Court Judge, and I am ready to handle the most important cases that come before the court. My background and experience will bring much-needed stability to the Pierce County Superior Court bench at a time when there is significant turnover. I have presided over thousands of cases demonstrating a proven track record of making fair and impartial decisions that promote access to justice, community safety, and strong families. I am the most qualified candidate for Pierce County Superior Court, Position 10.
- I am a public servant. My judicial priorities are to make the court more accessible and ensure each person's voice is heard. As an attorney, I volunteered hundreds of hours at free legal clinics to help low-income people and survivors of domestic violence have a voice in court. I am the only candidate for Position 10 who lives in Pierce County, and I volunteer with local organizations including the Tacoma Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Washington State Animal Response Team (WASART) -- organizations that help people and animals find safety during crisis situations.
- I will bring substantial experience working with the most challenging and vulnerable types of cases including children and families, persons in crisis, marginalized communities, and self-represented parties. I will be a strong contributor to the administration of the Court, which will support improved access to justice for all persons who engage with our local court system. In addition, as a gay woman, I will add important diversity to the Pierce County Superior Court bench where there are currently no openly LGBTQ+ judges.
I became a lawyer to use this power to help others. I dedicated my career as an attorney to giving people a voice in court. I volunteered hundreds of hours at free legal clinics for low-income people and survivors of domestic violence.
Now, as a full-time judicial officer for over eight years, I ensure that my courtroom is a place where every person’s voice is heard. Not everyone gets the outcome they want when they go to court, but in my courtroom, everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
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See also
2024 Elections
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