Garmon Newsom
Candidate for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, Position 5
Background
- Occupation
- Seattle Municipal Court Pro Tem Judge; former City Attorney
- Campaign website
- newsomforjudge.com
Seattle Municipal Court pro tem judge with 34 years as a felony and misdemeanor prosecutor, municipal attorney, civil litigator and King County Ethics Board member. J.D., George Washington University Law School.
Documented positions
Courts & justice
Supports judicial restraint and applying the law as written.
ReportJudicial PhilosophyCampaign website · Newsom for Judge · newsomforjudge.com
“The judge’s role is not to make policy but to apply law fairly, leaving policy changes to the elected branches.”
Supports offering defendants diversion, services and treatment.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I am focused on protecting the community while providing defendants with the opportunity for diversion, services, treatment, and support.”
Pledges pragmatic outcomes that build trust and public safety.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will deliver fair, pragmatic, and equitable outcomes that build trust and public safety.”
All sources (4)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: King County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample ballot (all races and measures in King County), November 3, 2026 General and Special Election
Election filing · King County Elections · cdn.kingcounty.gov
- Judicial Philosophy
Campaign website · Newsom for Judge · newsomforjudge.com
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
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