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Julia Garratt
Julia Garratt was a judge for Department 39 of the King County Superior Court in Washington. She left office in 2022.
Garratt won re-election for the Department 39 judge of the King County Superior Court in Washington outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Garratt was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee in July 2013 for a term commencing on August 8, 2013.[1][2] She was later re-elected by voters in 2014.[3] [4]
Garratt filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because she faced no challengers.
Education
Garratt received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and her law degree from Gonzaga University.[5]
Career
Prior to joining King County Superior Court in Washington in 2013, Garratt was a King County Superior Court Commissioner from 2008 to 2013. She also served as a Judge Pro Tem from 1999 until her appointment.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Julia Garratt (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
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.
Garratt won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[6] 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:[7]
2014
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Garratt ran for re-election to the King County Superior Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Julia Garratt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Washington Governor, "Appointments to date," accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Washington Governor, Press Release: "Governor Inslee announces appointment of Julia Garratt to King County Superior Court," July 16, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Secretary of State, “2014 Candidates Who Have Filed,” accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Washington
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Lawyer Profile: Julia Lawton Garratt," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
