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Seattle Municipal Court Judge

Position 2

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Term
4 years
Candidates
1
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: Municipal court judges hear misdemeanors, traffic infractions and city ordinance violations in Seattle.

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Katharine EdwardsWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Katharine Edwards

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Supervising Public Defender

The gist

  • Pledges to hold prosecution and defense to the same standard.
  • Pledges to review evidence before ordering people into programs.
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  1. Pledges to hold prosecution and defense to the same standard.

    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

    “As a judge I will hear both sides in full and hold the prosecution and the defense to the same standard.”
  2. Pledges to review evidence before ordering people into programs.

    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

    “Before I order anyone into a program, I want to see the research behind it and the data on whether it works.”

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