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M. Brett Buckley

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M. Brett Buckley
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Thurston County District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education
Bachelor's
Bowdoin College
Law
Northwestern University School of Law

M. Brett Buckley is the presiding judge for the Thurston County District Court in Thurston County, Washington. He also presides over the county's Mental Health Court and Veterans Court.[1]

Buckley was re-elected by voters in 2014, winning a four-year term that expired on January 6, 2019.[2] [3]

Elections

2014

See also: Washington judicial elections, 2014
Buckley ran for re-election to the Thurston County District Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2] 

Education

Buckley received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.[1]

Military service

Buckley served as trial and senior defense counsel in the United States Army.[1]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2009: President’s Award, District and Municipal Court Judges' Association
  • 2008: Judge of the Year, Misdemeanant Corrections Association

Associations

  • Co-chair, Thurston County Court Security Committee
  • Member, Thurston County Domestic Violence Judicial Task Force
  • Past board member, District and Municipal Court Judges' Association
    • Past chair, Legislative Committee
  • Past member, Board for Judicial Administration (BJA) Court Security Committee[1]

See also

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Footnotes