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Richard H. Bartheld
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Richard H. Bartheld is a superior court judge for Yakima County Superior Court in Washington.[1] He was appointed to this position in January 2012 by Governor Chris Gregoire, who selected him to replace the retiring Judge James Lust.[2] Bartheld filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because he faced no challengers.
Education
Judge Bartheld graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree. He earned his J.D. from Gonzaga Law School in 1980.[2]
Career
Judge Bartheld began his legal career when he opened his own practice in 1980, and has worked in private practice for over 30 years. He was a senior partner at Bartheld & Schwartz in Yakima when he was appointed to the Yakima County Superior Court. He has also served as a judge pro tem on the family law docket and the domestic violence and motion dockets.[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.
Bartheld 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
- ↑ Washington State Court Directory
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Press Release: Gov. Gregoire appoints Superior Court judge for Yakima County, January 5, 2012
- ↑ 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
