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Donna Tucker
Donna Tucker was a judge for Northeast Division of the King County District Court in Washington. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Tucker ran for re-election for the Northeast Division judge of the King County District Court in Washington. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
Incumbent Donna Tucker won election in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Tucker (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 159,001 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,909 | ||
| Total votes: 160,910 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the district courts are chosen in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[1][2]
Qualifications
To serve on a district court, a judge must be:[3]
- a resident and registered voter of his or her district;
- one of the following: licensed to practice law in the state; a former district judge, municipal judge, police judge or justice of the peace; able to pass a qualifying exam (in districts of more than 5000 people); and
- under the age of 75.*[2]
*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.[4]
2014
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Tucker ran for re-election to the King County Northeast Division District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Tucker competed against Larry Mitchell for the district court in the general election and won.[6]
- See also: Washington judicial elections, 2010
Education
Tucker received a B.A. from Seattle Pacific University and a J.D. from the University of Puget Sound.[7]
Career
Prior to her election to the court in 2010, Tucker served as a judge pro tem in the King County District Courts and several municipal courts. She also co-managed the firm Tucker & Stein P.S. Inc. from 1987 to 2004.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlimited - ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 24, 2014 (Scroll to Article IV)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedconst - ↑ King County Elections, "2014 General election candidates," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ King County, Washington, "Candidate filings," accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Donna Kay Tucker - Lawyer Profile," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Newcastle-News, "Newcastle's Donna Tucker runs for District Court," August 5, 2010
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
