Judges & courts

Franklin County District Court Judge

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: District court judges hear misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000 in Franklin County.

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Michael Nguyen

No party listed

Public defense attorney

The gist

Pledges active participation in therapeutic courts
Proposes court cost parity with Benton County and Pasco courts
Pledges to run the court neutrally, without personal beliefs

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Pledges active participation in therapeutic courts
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
“focus on rehabilitation by actively participating in therapeutic courts”
Proposes court cost parity with Benton County and Pasco courts
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
“impose cost parity with courts such as Benton County and Pasco Municipal”
Pledges to run the court neutrally, without personal beliefs
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
“manage the court as a neutral officiant of the law rather than imposing my beliefs from the bench”

Trinity Orosco

No party listedIncumbent

Franklin County District Court Judge

The gist

Led creation of the court's Therapeutic Court program
Proposes a veterans therapeutic court track
Secured over $1 million in state funding and grants

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Led creation of the court's Therapeutic Court program
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
“In my first term, I created a thriving Therapeutic Court program.”
Proposes a veterans therapeutic court track
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
“My next goal is to create a Veteran’s Therapeutic Court track in coordination with the Veteran’s Center.”
Secured over $1 million in state funding and grants
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
“I have brought more than one million dollars back to Franklin County through state funding requests and grants”

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