Richard F. McDermott
Richard F. McDermott was a superior court judge for the King County Superior Court, Washington.[1] McDermott retired in December 2017 and was replaced by J. Michael Diaz.[2]
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.
McDermott 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]
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Footnotes
- ↑ King County Superior Court Judges
- ↑ Washington Governor, "Inslee announces appointments to Chelan County Superior Court and King County Superior Court," December 22, 2017
- ↑ 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
