Wahkiakum County, Washington (Judicial)
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Wahkiakum County is one of 39 counties in the State of Washington.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has jurisdiction in Wahkiakum County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Judges
Superior courts
Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court, Washington
Former judges
District courts
Wahkiakum County District Court, Washington
See also
External links
Footnotes
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Elections
- See also: Washington judicial elections
Washington is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Washington, click here.
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Washington judicial elections, 2015
- Washington judicial elections, 2014
- Washington judicial elections, 2013
- Washington judicial elections, 2012
- Washington judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
Primaries are held only if more than two candidates file for a position. These contests are nonpartisan in nature.[1] The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes in the primary advance to the general election. Until 2013, a candidate who won over 50 percent of the vote in the primary was then unopposed in the general election. But the law was amended in 2013. Since that amendment, the top two finishers in a judicial primary must advance to compete with each other in the general election.[2][3][4]
General election
In counties with a population greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat.[5] According to the 2010 census, the following counties had populations greater than 100,000:[6]
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.52.220," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "RCW 29A.36.170," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington Courts, "Judicial Election Information," July 13, 2012
- ↑ Washington Courts, "2013 Legislative Summary," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Judicial Elections in Washington State," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014
