Judicial Reviews
Written by Derek
The public has come to SEAMEC, the Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee, for years for our reviews of candidates regarding LGBT rights. This is especially true for candidates that receive little, if any press, like judicial candiates. Races like these deserve our greatest scrutiny. Earlier this year, SEAMEC began working with Q-Law, a state-wide organization working to advance LGBT rights in courts of law, regarding their ratings and endorsements of judicial candidates. As representatives of LGBT clients, Q-Law is intimately aware of what makes a good judge tick and what to look out for in candidates who run for the bench. We chose to work with Q-Law because we have historically mirrored each other's opinions of judicial cadidates. SEAMEC proudly presents the Q-Law evaluations and presented online at VotingForJudges.org:
Please click below to read the Q-law ratings:
| Washington Supreme Court | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Rating | |
| Mary Fairhurst | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
| Charles Johnson | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
| Court of Appeals - Division II | ||
| Name | Rating | |
| Robin Hunt | Well Qualified | |
| Court of Appeals - Division III | ||
| Name | Rating | |
| Kevin Korsmo | Qualified | |
| King County Superior Court | ||
| Name | Rating | |
| Susan Amini | Qualified | |
| Tim Bradshaw | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
| Regina Cahan | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
| Nic Corning | Well Qualified | |
| Ann Danieli | Well Qualified | |
| Julia Garratt | Well Qualified | |
| Hollis Hill | Well Qualified | |
| Barbara Mack | Qualified | |
| Suzanne Parisien | Not Qualified | |
| Les Ponomarchuk | Qualified | |
| Jean Rietschel | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
| Mariane Spearman | Exceptionally Well Qualified | |
The SEAMEC Steering Committee