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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
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Date (valid 3 years) |
Candidate | Position | Rating |
| 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 District or Superior Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/3/2023 | Jessica Ness | Snohomish County District Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/3/2023 | Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 3/15/2023 | Jody Cloutier | Snohomish County 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 |
| 6/29/2022 | Taki Flevaris | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Well Qualified |
| 6/29/2022 | Michael Finkle | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 6/29/2022 | Adam Eisenberg | Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
| 4/6/2022 | Chad Allred | Court of Appeals, Div. I | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 2/25/2022 | Robert Jourdan | Chelan County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 2/25/2022 | Hadee Vargas | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
| 2/25/2022 | Ian Birk | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Qualified |
| 2/25/2022 | Mary Yu | Washington Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 1/10/2022 | Cynthia Jones | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Qualified |
| 12/7/2021 | David O | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
| 11/4/2021 | Leah Taguba | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 11/4/2021 | Kristin Ballinger | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 11/4/2021 | Josh Schaer | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
| 11/3/2021 | Michael Ryan | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 10/24/2021 | Karama Hawkins | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 10/6/2021 | Jennifer Cruz | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
| 10/6/2021 | Robert Chang | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 10/6/2021 | Will Dixon | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
| 10/4/2021 | Michael Johnston | Supreme Court | Well Qualified |
| 6/30/2021 | David Weick | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
| 6/30/2021 | David Vogel | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 6/30/2021 | Remy Leonard | Snohomish County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/20/2021 | Averil Rothrock | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/20/2021 | Haydee Vargas | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/20/2021 | Andy Simmons | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 5/20/2021 | Jon Scott | Snohomish County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
| 4/21/2021 | Dan Lloyd | Clark County Superior Court | Qualified |
| 4/21/2021 | Sally Harmling | Chelan County Superior Court | Qualified |
| 4/21/2021 | Matthew Segal | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 4/9/2021 | Hong Tran | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
| 3/24/2021 | Whitney Rivera | Edmonds Municipal Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 3/24/2021 | Indu Thomas | Thurston County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 2/24/2021 | Benjamin Goldsmith | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| 2/24/2021 | Neil Weiss | Snohomish County Superior Court | Qualified |
