Phil Sorensen
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Phil Sorensen is a judge of the Pierce County Superior Court in Washington. He was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee on March 8, 2014, effective April 1, to replace former Judge Linda C.J. Lee.[1][2] He was re-elected by voters later that November.[3] [4]
Sorensen filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because he 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.
Sorensen won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[5] 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:[6]
2014
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Sorensen ran for re-election to the Pierce County Superior Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Sorensen graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 1986.[7]
Career
Sorensen was admitted to the bar in 1986.[8] Prior to becoming a judge in 2014, he was a deputy prosecutor in Pierce County. He spent 24 years at the prosecutor's office, working in the family support and criminal divisions. There he served as chief of the drug and robbery/assault units, assistant chief criminal deputy and chief criminal deputy.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor Jay Inslee, "Appointments to date," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bonney Lake Courier-Herald, "Deputy Prosecutor Sorensen appointed to be judge," March 8, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Secretary of State, “2014 Candidates Who Have Filed,” accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in Washington
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Seattle University School of Law, "A great story," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Philip Karl Sorensen - Lawyer Profile," accessed March 27, 2014
