Jason Poydras

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King County Superior Court Department 18
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Predecessor
Prior offices
King County District Court Southeast Division

Elections and appointments
Last elected

August 6, 2024

Appointed

July 8, 2021

Jason Poydras is a judge for Department 18 of the King County Superior Court in Washington. Poydras assumed office in 2021. Poydras' current term ends on January 9, 2029.

Poydras won re-election for the Department 18 judge of the King County Superior Court in Washington outright in the primary on August 6, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

He was appointed to the court on July 9, 2021, by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to replace Susan Craighead.[1]

Biography

Education

Poydras earned a bachelor's degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and a J.D. at Seattle University.

Career

Prior to serving in his current position, Poydras served on the King County South Division in King County, Washington. Before his first judicial appointment, Poydras was a senior administrative law judge at the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings.[2]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Jason Poydras (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Poydras in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Jason Poydras (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2018)

Incumbent Jason Poydras won election in the general election for King County District Court Southeast Division on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for King County District Court Southeast Division

Candidate
%
Votes
Jason Poydras (Nonpartisan)
 
98.0
 
110,801
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
2,208

Total votes: 113,009
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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]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jason Poydras did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Office of the Governor, "Inslee appoints Jason Poydras to the King County Superior Court," July 8, 2021
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  3. Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
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  5. Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 24, 2014 (Scroll to Article IV)
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