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Kathryn J. Nelson
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Kathryn J. Nelson is a judge for the Pierce County Superior Court in Washington.[1]
[2] Nelson filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because she faced no challengers.
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.
Nelson 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
Nelson defeated James A. Schoenberger, Jr. in the primary election on August 7th, winning 71.79% of the vote.[5][6]
2012 evaluation
The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association placed Nelson as 20th out of the 22 Pierce County judges, giving her a 56.9% positive rating.[7]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pierce County Superior Court Judges
- ↑ Washington Courts, State Court Directory: Pierce County
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Pierce County Judge Ratings: Kathryn J. Nelson," 2012
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
