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Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
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The terms of eight Washington intermediate appellate court judges expired on January 12, 2025. The eight seats were up for nonpartisan election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was May 10, 2024.
Judges with expiring terms
Candidates and results
Division I, District 1, Position 4
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent Leonard Feldman won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leonard Feldman (Nonpartisan) | 98.0 | 728,029 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 15,154 | ||
| Total votes: 743,183 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leonard Feldman advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1.
Division I, District 1, Position 7
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent Janet Chung won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janet Chung (Nonpartisan) | 97.9 | 724,336 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 15,482 | ||
| Total votes: 739,818 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Janet Chung advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1.
Division I, District 3, Position 1
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 3
Incumbent Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 98.1 | 163,845 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 3,164 | ||
| Total votes: 167,009 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 3.
Division II, District 1, Position 3
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1
Incumbent Linda C.J. Lee won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda C.J. Lee (Nonpartisan) | 97.7 | 289,862 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 6,730 | ||
| Total votes: 296,592 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Linda C.J. Lee advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1.
Division II, District 2, Position 2
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2
Incumbent Rebecca Glasgow won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Glasgow (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 300,669 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 7,489 | ||
| Total votes: 308,158 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rebecca Glasgow advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 2.
Division II, District 3, Position 1
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 3
Incumbent Bernard Veljacic won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bernard Veljacic (Nonpartisan) | 97.5 | 247,867 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 6,435 | ||
| Total votes: 254,302 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bernard Veljacic advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 3.
Division III, District 1, Position 1
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1
Incumbent John Cooney won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cooney (Nonpartisan) | 97.8 | 233,475 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 5,302 | ||
| Total votes: 238,777 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Cooney advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 1.
Division III, District 3, Position 2
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3
Incumbent Robert Lawrence-Berrey won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Lawrence-Berrey (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 123,415 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 3,080 | ||
| Total votes: 126,495 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Lawrence-Berrey advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division III District 3.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Washington
Selection
The 22 judges of the Washington Court of Appeals are selected through contested nonpartisan elections and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Appeals court judges serve for six years.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- a resident of his or her district for at least one year;
- admitted to practice law in the Washington courts for at least five years[2]
Presiding chief judge
The presiding chief judge for all three divisions is chosen through a peer vote and has a set term of one year.[3]
Vacancies
- See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election, at which point he or she may run to serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term.[4] If the resignation and subsequent appointment takes place after the filing period opens for that year's elections, the appointee must stand in the next year's election to remain on the bench.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed April 16, 2025 (Scroll to Article IV, Section 3)
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