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David A. Kurtz
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David A. Kurtz was a superior court judge for Snohomish County Superior Court, Washington.[1] He was appointed to the court in January 2006 by then-Governor Christine Gregoire and retired from the court on May 31, 2021.[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.
Kurtz won election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no other candidates 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]
Notable cases
2009
Judge Kurtz ruled on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, that the Everett School District in Snohomish County is required under the Washington Public Records Act to provide a local teacher's union with the records it requested about how a secret camera was installed in a classroom.
The union requested the records in May 2008 after it learned that the school district had made a decision to install a secret surveillance camera in the classroom of teacher Kay Powers, a Cascade High School teacher. The district believed that Powers was helping students publish an underground student newspaper using school equipment. They determined that she was, and ultimately suspended and fired her.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Snohomish County, "Superior Court Judges"
- ↑ HeraldNet, "After long run in legal field, retiring judge has new goals," accessed July 6, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Herald Net, "Judge orders Everett School District to share records," September 17, 2009
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
