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Christine Schaller
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Christine Schaller is a judge of the Thurston County Superior Court in Washington. She was elected to this position on November 6, 2012.[1] Schaller filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because she faced no challengers. Her most recent term expired in 2020.
Education
Schaller received her undergraduate degree from St. Martin's College and her J.D. from the Gonzaga Law School.[2]
Career
- 2013-2016: Judge, Thurston County Superior Court
- 2005-2012: Thurston County Superior Court Commissioner
- 1996-2005: Attorney, Foster, Foster & Schaller[2]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Board of Trustees of: Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services, Washington Women Lawyers, Capital Chapter and Thurston County Bar Association
- St. Martin's College Alumni Association
- United Community AIDS Network
- Thurston County Citizen Valuation Analysis Team
- Thurston County American Cancer Society Relay for Life
- Child Care Action Council[2]
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.
Schaller won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[3] 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:[4]
2012
Schaller advanced from the primary election, winning 48.49 percent of the vote. She defeated Jim Johnson with 66.61 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6][1]
A resident of Thurston County challenged Schaller's candidacy because Schaller is a resident of Pierce County, though she ran for a position on the court in Thurston County. The Thurston County Superior Court rejected this challenge, and the Washington Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision, ruling that superior court judges do not need to reside in the county they represent to be eligible for office. This decision upheld Schaller's election to the Thurston County Superior Court.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, 2012 General Election Results-Thurston Superior Court - Judge Position 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Voting for Judges Bio
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results by County," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Candidates," accessed December 24, 2014
- ↑ OregonLive.com, "Election of Thurston County judge upheld by Washington high court," December 6, 2012
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
