Shoreline Electoral District - King County
Agency Name: King County
Position / Job Title : Shoreline Electoral District, Position 1
Location:
Category : Non-Attorney
Job Description: The Metropolitan King County Council hereby gives notice of judicial vacancy in the Shoreline Electoral
District of the King County District Court. The Council currently intends to fill this vacancy pursuant to
state law and county code. To be eligible to serve as a district court judge in this position, an individual
must be a registered voter and legal resident of the Shoreline Division’s electoral district and a lawyer
admitted to practice law in Washington State. RCW 3.34.060; K.C.C. 2.68.075. The election precincts
that make up the Shoreline Division’s electoral district are set forth in Section 1.C.4 of King County
Ordinance 19421. Pursuant to K.C.C 2.70.020, to be considered for appointment, a candidate must have
a current rating of, at a minimum, “qualified” for a district court judicial position from the King County
Bar Association and at least one other bar association operating in King County with an eligible judicial
candidate evaluation process, as defined in K.C.C 2.70.020.F.2. Under the County Code, ratings are
“current” until the expiration date stated in the rating communication or until three years after the date
the rating communication was issued if no expiration date is stated. Any individual wishing to be
considered for appointment must deliver to the clerk of the council, in electronic form, the following
application materials:
1. A letter of interest, which must specify the division of the district court to which the applicant is
requesting appointment and should explain why the individual wishes to serve as a district court judge,
how the applicant is qualified to do so and specify the division of the district court to which the
applicant is requesting appointment;
2. The individual’s resume;
3. A copy of the completed responses to questionnaires submitted to the King County Bar Association to
obtain its rating;
4. A copy of the communication from the King County Bar Association and from at least one bar
association defined in K.C.C 2.70.020.F.2 informing the individual of the individual's rating for
appointment to the district court; and
5. Any supporting information the individual would like the council to consider.
These application materials must be received by the clerk of the council, in electronic form, not later
than 4:30 p.m., December 26, 2022. The clerk's email address is: clerk@kingcounty.gov
For questions, regarding the KCBA evaluation process, contact Tom Lockyear at TomL@kcba.org or
(206)267-7034.
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Application Deadline: 12/26/2022