Washington intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
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The terms of four Washington intermediate appellate court judges expired on January 7, 2024. The seats were up in a nonpartisan election on November 7, 2023. One seat was up for one-year term, one was up for a three-year term, one was up for a four-year term, and one was up for six-year term.[1] The primary was August 1, 2023. The filing deadline was May 19, 2023.[2]
Judges with expiring terms
■ Meng Li Che
■ J. Michael Diaz
■ Leonard Feldman
■ Lori Smith
Candidates and results
Division 1, District 1, Position 2 (6-year term)
General election
General election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent Lori Smith won election in the general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Smith (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 336,248 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 4,858 | ||
| Total votes: 341,106 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lori Smith advanced from the primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1.
Division 1, District 1, Position 3 (4-year term)
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent J. Michael Diaz won election in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Michael Diaz (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 334,894 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 4,721 | ||
| Total votes: 339,615 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent J. Michael Diaz advanced from the special primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1.
Division 1, District 1, Position 4 (1-year term)
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1
Incumbent Leonard Feldman won election in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leonard Feldman (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 332,578 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 4,613 | ||
| Total votes: 337,191 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leonard Feldman advanced from the special primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1.
Division 2, District 1, Position 2 (3-year term)
General election
Special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1
Incumbent Meng Li Che won election in the special general election for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Meng Li Che (Nonpartisan) | 97.2 | 115,416 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 3,329 | ||
| Total votes: 118,745 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Meng Li Che advanced from the special primary for Washington Court of Appeals Division II District 1.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Washington
Selection
The 22 judges of the Washington Court of Appeals are selected through contested nonpartisan elections and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Appeals court judges serve for six years.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- a resident of his or her district for at least one year;
- admitted to practice law in the Washington courts for at least five years.[4]
Presiding chief judge
The presiding chief judge for all three divisions is chosen through a peer vote and has a set term of one year.[4]
Vacancies
- See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election, at which point he or she may run to serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term.[5] If the resignation and subsequent appointment takes place after the filing period opens for that year's elections, the appointee must stand in the next year's election to remain on the bench.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote WA, "Scheduled races," accessed May 17, 2023
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "File for Office," accessed January 25, 2023
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Selection Methods," accessed August 18, 2021
- ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 24, 2014 (Scroll to Article IV, Section 3)
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