Susan Craighead

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Susan Craighead

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Prior offices

King County Superior Court Department 18

Successor: Jason Poydras

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Susan Craighead was a judge for the King County Superior Court in King County, Washington. Craighead was re-elected in 2016 due to facing no challengers, and she was re-elected again after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled. She retired from the court in 2021.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Susan Craighead (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

See also: Washington local trial court judicial 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.

Craighead won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline. 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:

• Benton
• Clark
• Cowlitz
• King
• Kitsap
• Pierce
• Skagit
• Snohomish
• Spokane
• Thurston
• Whatcom
• Yakima

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Washington courts

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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