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Faye Chess
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2018 - Present
2027
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Faye Chess is a judge of the Seattle Municipal Court in Washington. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Chess ran for re-election for judge of the Seattle Municipal Court in Washington. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for Seattle Municipal Court
Incumbent Faye Chess won election in the general election for Seattle Municipal Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Faye Chess (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 197,083 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,775 | ||
| Total votes: 198,858 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Faye Chess advanced from the primary for Seattle Municipal Court.
2018
General election
General election for Seattle Municipal Court
Incumbent Faye Chess won election in the general election for Seattle Municipal Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Faye Chess (Nonpartisan) | 99.1 | 218,481 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 1,895 | ||
| Total votes: 220,376 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the municipal courts are chosen either in nonpartisan elections or by appointment. They serve two-year terms, after which they face either re-election or reappointment.[1][2]
Qualifications
To serve on a district court, a judge must be:[2]
- a U.S. citizen and state resident;
- licensed to practice in the state (except in municipalities of more than 5000 people); and
- under the age of 75.*
*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.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Faye Chess did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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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
