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Kittitas County District Court Judge

Lower County District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
1
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 Kittitas County.

Paul Sander

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Lower Kittitas County District Court Judge

The gist

  • Led creation of the county's first Department of Public Defense.
  • Co-led the state's only multi-district therapeutic (behavioral health) court.
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  1. Led creation of the county's first Department of Public Defense.

    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 worked closely with various justice system stakeholders to establish the first Kittitas County Department of Public Defense”
  2. Co-led the state's only multi-district therapeutic (behavioral health) court.

    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 also have collaborated with Upper Kittitas County District Court to develop Washington State's only multi-district therapeutic court.”

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