Jennifer Forbes
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Jennifer Forbes is a judge for the Kitsap County Superior Court in Washington. She was elected to a four-year term on November 6, 2012.[1] Forbes filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because she faced no challengers.
Education
Forbes received her undergraduate degree from Whitman College and her J.D. from the Seattle University School of Law.[2]
Career
Before serving on the Kitsap County Superior Court, Forbes was a partner at the firm of McGavick Graves.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Red Cross Exemplary Service Award
- Red Cross Spirit of Involvement Award[2]
Associations
- Washington State Bar Association
- Kitsap County Bar Association – 2012 President
- Kitsap County Bar Association – Member
- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association – Member
- Kitsap County Home Builders Association
- Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers[2]
Elections
2016
Washington held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election by May 20, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election.
Forbes won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[3] In counties with a population that is greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat. According to the 2010 census, the following counties have a population greater than 100,000:[4]
2012
Forbes advanced from the primary election on August 7th, winning 49.29% of the vote. She will compete against Karen Klein in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6][1]
- See also: Washington judicial elections, 2012
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Firm Bio
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 21, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results by County," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Candidates," accessed December 24, 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
