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Elizabeth D. Stephenson
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2027
Elizabeth D. Stephenson is a judge for Southwest Division of the King County District Court in Washington. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Stephenson ran for re-election for the Southwest Division judge of the King County District Court in Washington. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Stephenson received a B.A. from Albertson College of Idaho and a J.D. from the University of Puget Sound.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Member, Board of Judicial Administration (BJA) Public Trust & Confidence Committee
- Member, Washington State District and Municipal Courts Judicial Association[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for King County District Court Southwest Division
Incumbent Elizabeth D. Stephenson won election in the general election for King County District Court Southwest Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth D. Stephenson (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 59,231 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 1,164 | ||
| Total votes: 60,395 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Elizabeth D. Stephenson advanced from the primary for King County District Court Southwest Division.
2018
Incumbent Elizabeth D. Stephenson won election in the general election for King County District Court Southwest Division on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for King County District Court Southwest Division
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth D. Stephenson (Nonpartisan) | 98.3 | 66,031 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 1,133 | ||
| Total votes: 67,164 | |||
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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.[3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on a district court, a judge must be:[5]
- 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.*[4]
*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.[6]
2014
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Stephenson ran for re-election to the King County South Division District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7]
2010
- See also: Washington judicial elections, 2010
Stephenson ran for re-election to the district court uncontested in the November 2 general election.[8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth D. Stephenson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Elizabeth Donovan Stephenson," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ King County, Washington, "2014 Voters' Pamphlet: Elizabeth D. Stephenson," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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, "King County 2010 General Election," accessed October 17, 2014
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
