Joshua Schaer
Joshua Schaer ran for election for the Northeast Division judge of the King County District Court in Washington. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Schaer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joshua Schaer earned an associate degree from Bellevue Community College in 1996, a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 1998, and a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2001.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Incumbent Michael Finkle defeated Joshua Schaer in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Finkle (Nonpartisan)  | 66.9 | 130,274 |
 | Joshua Schaer (Nonpartisan) | 32.6 | 63,351 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 963 | ||
| Total votes: 194,588 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Finkle and Joshua Schaer advanced from the primary for King County District Court Northeast Division.
Endorsements
To view Schaer's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2018
General election
Marcus Naylor defeated Joshua Schaer in the general election for King County District Court Northeast Division on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for King County District Court Northeast Division
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marcus Naylor (Nonpartisan) | 65.7 | 133,500 |
| Joshua Schaer (Nonpartisan) | 33.8 | 68,684 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,148 | ||
| Total votes: 203,332 | |||
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Top-two primary
Marcus Naylor and Joshua Schaer defeated Mychal Schwartz in the primary for King County District Court Northeast Division on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for King County District Court Northeast Division
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marcus Naylor (Nonpartisan) | 50.1 | 62,488 |
| ✔ | | Joshua Schaer (Nonpartisan) | 34.5 | 43,042 |
| Mychal Schwartz (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 19,081 | ||
| Total votes: 124,611 | |||
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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.[2][3]
Qualifications
To serve on a district court, a judge must be:[4]
- 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.*[3]
*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.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joshua Schaer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schaer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joshua has strong ratings to serve as a King County District Court Judge:
"Exceptionally Well Qualified" - Loren Miller Bar Association; "Well Qualified" - King County Bar Association, Washington Women Lawyers, QLaw, Latino/a Bar Association of Washington, Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee, Cardozo Society of Washington
During his 21-year career, Joshua has represented clients in thousands of civil and criminal matters, including as a public defender. He successfully presented arguments in the Washington Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and each division of the Washington Court of Appeals. As a Judge Pro Tem adjudicating cases in local courts, Joshua is always diligent and respectful.
Joshua served two elected terms on the Issaquah, WA City Council from 2008-2015. He is also a Kiwanis Club member, a volunteer judge in the YMCA Mock Trial Competition, a participant in the King County Bar Association Judiciary and Litigation Committee, a former member of the Bellevue College Foundation, and a professional mentor to undergraduate and law students.
Joshua and his wife Jamie live in Issaquah, and they keep busy with a high schooler, a middle schooler, and a happy baby.- As a King County District Court Judge, Joshua Schaer will reduce backlogged dockets and guide individuals to improve their lives through community-based services while holding repeat offenders accountable.
- Joshua Schaer’s colleagues in the Attorney General's Office and nonpartisan endorsers know his good character, attention to detail, and thoughtful consideration of important issues.
- Joshua Schaer will encourage legislators to continue budgetary support for court programs that benefit disadvantaged individuals. Additionally, he will advocate for greater funding toward legal aid and mediation services that can assist litigants in civil cases.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 24, 2022
- ↑ Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
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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
