Matt Williams (Washington)
Matt Williams was a judge for Southeast Division of the King County District Court in Washington.
Williams won re-election for the Department 41 judge of the King County Superior Court in Washington outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Biography
Education
Williams received a B.S. in economics and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1980 and 1983, respectively.[1]
Career
Williams has worked at the Nebraska, Iowa, and Washington Attorney General's Offices. He has also worked in private practice. He was an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law in 1991.[1]
Associations
- Director, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Northwest Regional Deposition
- Faculty, Emory Law School's Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program
- Member, Northwest Sarcoma Foundation
- Board member, Auburn Rotary
- Former trustee, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
- Former special disciplinary counsel & investigative counsel, Washington State Bar Association[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Matt Williams (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.
Williams won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[2] 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:[3]
2014
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Williams ran for re-election to the King County South Division District Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4]
2010
- See also: Washington judicial elections, 2010
Williams ran for election to the King County South Division Court in 2010 and won. He was opposed by David Tracy. The candidates sought to fill Position 6.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
- King County Superior Court, Washington
- Washington District Courts
- Courts in Washington
- King County, Washington
- Judicial selection in Washington
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 King County, Washington, "District Court: Judge Matthew W. Williams," accessed October 23, 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
- ↑ King County Elections, "2014 General election candidates," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ King County, Washington, "Candidate Listing," archived November 3, 2010
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
