Ingrid McLeod (Pierce County Superior Court Position 15, Washington, candidate 2024)
Ingrid McLeod ran for election to the Pierce County Superior Court Position 15 in Washington. McLeod was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
McLeod completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Ingrid McLeod provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 19, 2024:
- High school: Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, WA
- Associate: Tacoma Community College
- Bachelor's: University of Washington - Seattle
- J.D.: Seattle University School of Law
- Incumbent officeholder: No
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- Campaign endorsements
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Elections
General election
General election for Pierce County Superior Court Position 15
Ingrid McLeod and Brian Wasankari ran in the general election for Pierce County Superior Court Position 15 on November 5, 2024.
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pierce County Superior Court Position 15
John Austin, Ingrid McLeod, and Brian Wasankari ran in the primary for Pierce County Superior Court Position 15 on August 6, 2024.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ingrid McLeod completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McLeod's responses.
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Because of my broad legal experience, impartiality, and integrity, four bar associations have rated me “Exceptionally Well Qualified” for this position –the highest rating– and I have earned more than 250 endorsements, including from every current Pierce County Superior Court Judge and a majority of the Washington Supreme Court Justices.
In my personal life, I am committed to both family and our community. I am a happily married working mom with two young children. I am also the child of an immigrant mother who lawfully came to the U.S. in the 1950s and a Navy veteran father. My parents instilled in me the importance of serving the community, hard work, and perseverance. I have the experience, perspective, and work ethic to meaningfully serve the court and our community as a judge.- I am running for Judge in Pierce County Superior Court because I care deeply about our community, the rule of law, and supporting our court’s ongoing work of administering justice fairly and openly for all. Four of our court's most experienced judges are retiring in 2024, with this 17% turnover, we need to elect judges who are prepared to dive in and serve in any type of case and work on committees to maintain and improve our court’s service to the community. As an experienced Pierce County Superior Court judicial officer who is active in court administration, I am the best-situated candidate for judge in Department 15 to help the court navigate this transition, continue eliminating backlogs, and expand access to justice.
- Before joining the bench, I had a broad civil practice and worked my way from legal intern to shareholder with a longstanding local firm. I represented clients in all types of civil litigation cases, including business dissolutions, breach of contract, employment, estate and trust, consumer protection, personal injury, securities fraud, family law, and appeals. This breadth of civil experience is rare and critically important for the fulfilling the public’s needs from our county’s trial court of general jurisdiction. For the past 10 years, over 80% of the cases filed in our court have been civil - and the first full rotation for the new judge in Department 15 will be civil. My civil litigation and judicial experience are unmatched.
- Although they are elected, judges are nonpartisan and are fundamentally different from elected officials in the legislative and executive branches. Judges must maintain impartiality - and the appearance of impartiality – by deciding each case based on the law and the facts presented and without being swayed by political pressure or influence. Because maintaining respect for the rule of law and public confidence in the judiciary are very important to me, I strive to maintain both impartiality and the appearance of impartiality, deciding cases free from political pressure. This commitment is reflected in my 250+ endorsements from diverse community members, including first responders, elected officials, Democrats and Republicans, and more.
The court system as a whole also requires steadfast service from every judge, through serving on local and statewide committees, liaising with the legislative and executive branches of government in support of the court’s goals, and researching and analyzing how to most effectively administer justice in the county. I am committed to this work and proudly serve on the Pierce County Superior Court’s Civil Case Management, Civil Protection Order, DEI, Family Law, Guardianship, Juvenile Law, and Local Rule Committees; statewide Equality and Fairness, Family and Juvenile Law, and Guardianship Committees; and as a faculty member teaching about guardianships and conservatorships at the statewide Judicial College program.
Judges must also serve the community through volunteer work, speaking with community and civic organizations to increase understanding of and confidence in the judicial branch, and helping educate the community about the court system and judiciary. I am committed to serving the community in this way as well, as demonstrated by my track record as the 2023-24 President of the Hon. Robert J. Bryan Chapter of the American Inns of Court, participation as a volunteer and panelist in the Pierce County Minority Bar Association’s Youth and Law Forum, participation as a volunteer Judge in the YMCA Mock Trial, and past board service on both the YWCA Pierce County and Pierce County Washington Women Lawyers.
The highest possible rating is "Exceptionally Well Qualified," and I earned that designation from four separate Bar Associations, including every Bar Association that issues ratings in Pierce County. Each of my ratings is listed below.
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar: Exceptionally Well Qualified
Pierce County Minority Bar: Exceptionally Well Qualified
Washington Women Lawyers: Exceptionally Well Qualified
QLAW: Exceptionally Well Qualified
LBAW: Well Qualified
- More than 70 judicial officers;
-Every current Pierce County Superior Court Judge;
-A majority of the Washington Supreme Court Justices;
-A majority of the Court of Appeals, Division II Judges;
-Attorneys from every practice area in our region, including a strong balance of current or former prosecutors, defense attorneys, and civil attorneys;
-First responders like the Tacoma Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 31 and West Pierce Fire and Rescue, IAFF Local 1488;
-Labor organizations like the Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and ILWU 23;
-Elected officials; and
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See also
2024 Elections
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