Katharine Edwards
Candidate for Seattle Municipal Court Judge, Position 2
Background
- Occupation
- Supervising Public Defender
- Campaign website
- edwardsforsmc.com
Supervising public defender who has spent 16 years representing clients in Seattle Municipal Court and other King County courts, including in homicide trials and for children in foster care. Law degree, Lewis and Clark Law School.
Documented positions
Courts & justice
Pledges to hold prosecution and defense to the same standard.
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
“As a judge I will hear both sides in full and hold the prosecution and the defense to the same standard.”
Pledges to review evidence before ordering people into programs.
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
“Before I order anyone into a program, I want to see the research behind it and the data on whether it works.”
All sources (3)
- 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
- 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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