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Virginia Amato
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2019 - Present
2027
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Virginia Amato is a judge for Southeast Division of the King County District Court in Washington. Amato assumed office in 2019. Amato's current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Amato ran for re-election for the Southeast Division judge of the King County District Court in Washington. Amato won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for King County District Court Southeast Division
Incumbent Virginia Amato won election in the general election for King County District Court Southeast Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Virginia Amato (Nonpartisan) | 97.4 | 100,839 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 2,702 | ||
| Total votes: 103,541 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Virginia Amato advanced from the primary for King County District Court Southeast Division.
2018
Virginia Amato won election in the general election for King County District Court Southeast Division on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for King County District Court Southeast Division
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Virginia Amato (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 110,408 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 2,120 | ||
| Total votes: 112,528 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
Judges of the district courts are chosen in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[1][2]
Qualifications
To serve on a district court, a judge must be:[3]
- a resident and registered voter of his or her district;
- one of the following: licensed to practice law in the state; a former district judge, municipal judge, police judge or justice of the peace; able to pass a qualifying exam (in districts of more than 5000 people); and
- under the age of 75.*[2]
*No judge is eligible to run for office after attaining the age of 75. If a sitting judge turns 75 while serving, he or she may continue serving until the end of that calendar year.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Virginia Amato did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Courts, "A Citizen's Guide to Washington Courts, Eleventh Edition," 2008
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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
