Judicial Evaluation Committee

Committee Chairs

Evaluations

  • Candidates, please email both committee chairs the Governor’s form and waiver to schedule an evaluation.


Cardozo members interested in joining please contact a committee chair. We are always seeking members.

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As Jewish attorneys, one of the most effective ways we can make a difference in our legal community and serve our Jewish community as a whole is to formally rate candidates for judicial elections and persons seeking appointment to the bench, we do this through the Cardozo Judicial Evaluation Committee. We evaluate individuals seeking either appointment or election to judicial office including: municipal and district courts, superior courts, superior court commissioner seats, courts of appeals, and the Washington State Supreme Court. 

We do not endorse candidates for judicial office. Rather, we evaluate candidates by providing the public with our ratings. Candidates may be rated as follows: exceptionally well qualified (EWQ), well qualified (WQ), qualified (Q), or not qualified (NQ) based on various factors including their integrity, fairness, legal ability, and demonstrated commitment and knowledge of issues particular to the Jewish community, according to our bylaws (see above).

JUDICIAL RATINGS

Date
(valid 3 years)
Candidate Position Rating
6/26/25 Yvonne Chin King County District Court Well Qualified
6/26/25 Lacie Nelson Snohomish County Superior Ct. Exceptionally Well Qualified
6/26/25 Andrew Biviano Spokane County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
5/22/25 Andrew Repanich King County District Court Well Qualified
5/22/25 Heather Barker King County District Court Well Qualified
4/30/25 Denise Gagner King County District Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
4/30/25 Jennifer Slattery Whatcom County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
4/30/25 Josh Schaer King County District Court Well Qualified
4/30/25 Josh Schaer King County Superior Court Qualified
3/27/25 Karen Moore Court of Appeals - Division 1 Exceptionally Well Qualified
3/27/25 Trisha Johnson King County District Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
3/27/25 Ben Santos King County Superior Court Well Qualified
8/28/24 Juliet Laycoe Clark County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
8/28/24 David Larson Washington Supreme Court Well Qualified
8/28/24 Andrew Hughes King County Superior Court Qualified
6/24/24 Gabriel Rothstein King County Superior Court Qualified
6/24/24 Daniel Lloyd Clark County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
6/24/24 Neil Weiss Edmonds Municipal Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
6/24/24 Andy Simons King County Superior Court Well Qualified
3/20/24 Patricia Fulton Walla Walla Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
3/20/24 Jason Schwarz King County Superior Court Well Qualified
3/20/24 Brian Todd King County Superior Court Qualified
3/20/24 Whitney Rivera Snohomish County Superior Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
1/31/24 Christopher Petroni Division 1 Court of Appeals Well Qualified
1/31/24 Heritage Filer King County Superior Court Well Qualified
1/31/24 Nikole Hecklinger King County Superior Ct Qualified
12/13/2023 Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud Supreme Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
12/13/2023 Amanda Williamson Kitsap Superior Ct Well Qualified
12/13/2023 Hannah Stearns Spokane County Superior Ct Qualified
12/13/2023 Francis Adewale Spokane County Superior Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
11/1/2023 Peter Peaquin King County District Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
11/1/2023 Nathan Sugg Snohomish County District Ct Well Qualified
11/1/2023 Melissa Haney Spokane County Superior Ct Qualified
11/1/2023 Salvador Mungia Supreme Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/13/2023 Samuel Vini Grays Harbor Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/13/2023 Laura Anglin Supreme Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
6/21/2023 Mary Anderson Snohomish County Superior Ct Qualified
6/21/2023 Paul Crisalli King County Superior Ct Well Qualified
6/21/2023 Michael Mohandeson Snohomish County Superior Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
5/3/2023 Jessica Ness Snohomish Cnty District Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
5/3/2023 Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez Supreme Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
3/15/2023 Jody Cloutier Snohomish Cnty Superior Ct Qualified
3/15/2023 James Whisman Court of Appeals, Division 1 Exceptionally Well Qualified
1/25/2023 Raul Martinez King County District Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
1/25/2023 Anne Egeler Thurston County Superior Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
1/25/2023 Cailen Cecil Thurston County Superior Ct Well Qualified
1/25/2023 Nam Nguyen Thurston County Superior Ct Qualified
12/14/2022 Coreen Wilson King County Superior Ct Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/21/2022 Damon Shadid King County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/21/2022 Angela Kaake King County Superior Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/21/2022 Noah Weil King County District or Seattle Municipal Court Exceptionally Well Qualified
9/21/2022 FJ Moll King County District or Seattle Municipal Court Well Qualified

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