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Justice Montoya-Lewis is proud to be supported by a Campaign Committee of legal, elected, and community leaders from across Washington State.

The committee is led by Honorary Co-Chairs:

Governor Christine Gregoire
Governor Gary Locke
Colleen Echohawk (Pawnee/Athabascan)
President Fawn Sharp, Quinault Indian Nation

Ron Ward, Esq.

Other members of the Campaign Committee include:

Hon. Bobbe Bridge (Ret)
Nick Brown, Esq.
Denise Stiffarm, Esq.
State Senator Claudia Kauffman (Ret)

State Representative Ruth Kagi (Ret)
Zabrina Jenkins, Esq.

Marilyn McLean
Hon. Faith Ireland (Ret)
Hon. Charles Snyder (Ret)

See Justice Montoya-Lewis’ full list of endorsements below:

Newspapers

  • The Columbian
  • The Everett Herald
  • Northwest Asian Weekly
  • The Olympian
  • The Seattle Medium
  • The Seattle Times
  • The Stranger
  • The Tacoma News Tribune
  • The Tri-City Herald
  • The Yakima Herald

Washington State Supreme Court

  • Chief Justice Gerry L. Alexander (Ret)
  • Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst (Ret)
  • Chief Justice Debra Stephens
  • Associate Chief Justice Charles Johnson
  • Justice Steve Gonzalez
  • Justice Faith Ireland (Ret)
  • Justice Barbara Madsen
  • Justice Sheryl McCloud
  • Justice Susan Owens
  • Justice Philip Talmadge (Ret)
  • Justice Helen Whitener
  • Justice Charles Wiggins (Ret)
  • Justice Mary Yu

Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 1

  • Judge Marlin Applewick
  • Judge John H. Chun
  • Judge Steve Dwyer
  • Judge Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez
  • Judge J. Robert Leach
  • Judge David Mann
  • Commissioner Mary S. Neel
  • Judge Lori Kay Smith
  • Judge Michael Trickey (Ret)
  • Judge James Verellen

Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 2

  • Chief Judge Bradley Maxa
  • Acting Chief Judge Linda Lee
  • Judge Anne Cruser
  • Judge Rebecca Glasgow
  • Judge Lisa Sutton
  • Judge Art Wang (Ret)
  • Judge Lisa Worswick

Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 3

  • Acting Chief Judge Kevin Korsmo
  • Judge Kenneth Kato (Ret)
  • Judge Robert Lawrence-Berrey
  • Judge Rebecca Pennell
  • Judge Laurel Siddoway
  • Commissioner Joyce McCown (Ret)
  • Commissioner Monica Wasson (Ret)

Benton/Franklin County Superior Court

  • Judge Alex Ekstrom
  • Judge Dennis Yule (Ret)

Chelan County Superior Court

Judge Kristin Ferrera

Clark County Superior Court

Judge Bernard Veljacic

Jefferson County Superior Court

Judge Kieth Harper

King County Superior Court

  • Judge Veronica Alicea-Galvan
  • Judge Johanna Bender
  • Judge Monica Benton (Ret)
  • Judge Bill Bowman
  • Judge Timothy Bradshaw
  • Judge Averil Budge Rothrock
  • Judge Greg Canova (Ret)
  • Judge James Cayce (Ret)
  • Judge Andrea Darvas
  • Judge J Michael Diaz
  • Judge Karen Donohue
  • Judge Theresa Doyle
  • Judge Marshall Ferguson
  • Judge Julia Garratt
  • Judge Helen Halpert (Ret)
  • Judge Hollis Hill (Ret)
  • Judge Laura Inveen (Ret)
  • Judge David Keenan
  • Judge Barb Linde (Ret)
  • Judge Dean Lum
  • Judge Barbara Mack (Ret)
  • Judge Brian McDonald
  • Judge John McHale
  • Judge Catherine Moore
  • Judge Doug North
  • Judge Pat Oishi
  • Judge Mafe Rajul
  • Judge Dale Ramerman (Ret)
  • Judge Judy Ramseyer
  • Judge Mary Roberts
  • Judge Jim Rogers
  • Judge Roger Rogoff
  • Judge Mike Ryan
  • Judge J. Wesley Saint Clair (Ret)
  • Judge Carol Schapira (Ret)
  • Judge Michael Scott
  • Judge Catherine Shaffer
  • Judge Ketu Shah
  • Judge Mariane Spearman (Ret)
  • Judge David Steiner
  • Judge Aimee Sutton
  • Judge Tanya Thorp
  • Judge Jay White (Ret)
  • Judge Sandra Widlan
  • Judge Josephine Wiggs-Martin
  • Judge Mathew Williams
  • Judge Melinda Young
  • Commissioner Bonnie Canada-Thurston (Ret)
  • Commissioner Henry Judson
  • Commissioner Jennie Laird
  • Commissioner Jonathon Lack

Kitsap County Superior Court

  • Judge Jennifer Forbes
  • Judge Melissa Hemstreet

Pierce County Superior Court

  • Judge Sabrina Ahrens
  • Judge Stephanie Arend
  • Judge Grant Blinn
  • Judge Jerry Costello
  • Judge Frank E. Cuthbertson
  • Judge Kitty-Ann van Doorninck
  • Judge John R. Hickman
  • Judge Garold Johnson
  • Judge Karena Kirkendoll
  • Judge Gretchen Leanderson
  • Judge Elizabeth Martin
  • Judge Kathryn T. Nelson
  • Judge James Orlando
  • Judge Stan Rumbaugh
  • Judge Michael Schwartz
  • Judge Shelly K. Speir

Skagit County Superior Court

  • Judge John Meyer (Ret)
  • Judge Laura Riquelme
  • Commissioner Heather Shand

Snohomish County Superior Court

  • Judge George Bowden (Ret)
  • Judge Marybeth Dingledy
  • Judge David A. Kurtz
  • Judge Edirin Okoloko
  • Judge Thomas Wynne (Ret)

Spokane County Superior Court

  • Judge Rachelle Anderson
  • Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren
  • Judge Raymond Clary
  • Judge Tari S. Eitzen (Ret)
  • Judge Timothy B. Fennessy
  • Judge Tony Hazel
  • Judge Jerome Leveque (Ret)
  • Judge Julie M. Mckay
  • Judge  Kathleen O’Connor (Ret)
  • Judge Annette Plese
  • Judge Michael P. Price
  • Judge Michelle D. Szambelan
  • Judge Linda Tompkins (Ret)
  • Commissioner Jacquelyn High-Edward
  • Commissioner Julia Pelc
  • Commissioner Michelle Ressa
  • Commissioner Tony M. Rugel (Ret)
  • Commissioner Kevin D. Stewart
  • Commissioner Nichole Swennumson

Thurston County Superior Court

  • Judge Anne Hirsch
  • Judge Chris Lanese
  • Judge Erik D. Price
  • Judge Christine Schaller
  • Commissioner Rebekah Zinn

Walla Walla Superior Court

Judge John Lohrmann

Whatcom County Superior Court

  • Judge David Freeman
  • Judge Deborra Garrett
  • Judge Lee Grochmal
  • Judge Rob Olson
  • Judge Charles Snyder (Ret)
  • Commissioner Angela Cuevas
  • Commissioner Leon Henley
  • Commissioner Fred Heydrich (Ret)
  • Commissioner Jonathan Richardson

Municipal and District Courts

  • Judge Matthew W. Antush, Spokane Municipal Court
  • Judge Adam Eisenberg, Seattle Municipal Court
  • Judge Jennifer Fassbender, Spokane County District Court
  • Judge Michael Finkle, King County District Court
  • Judge Janet Garrow, King County District Court (Ret)
  • Judge Anthony Gipe, Kent Municipal Court
  • Judge Debra Hayes, Spokane County District Court
  • Judge Heidi Heywood, Wahkiakum County District Court
  • Judge Anthony Howard, Snohomish County District Court
  • Judge Mary C. Logan, Spokane Municipal Court
  • Judge Aimee Maurer, Spokane County District Court
  • Judge Linda Portnoy, Lake Forest Park Municipal Court
  • Judge Rebecca Robertson, Federal Way Municipal Court
  • Judge Kimberly Walden, Tukwila Municipal Court
  • Judge Mindy Walker, Jefferson County District Court
  • Judge Patti Connolly Walker, Spokane County District Court
  • Judge Donna Wilson, Spokane County District Court

Tribal Courts

  • Chief Judge Susan Alexander, Lower Elwha
  • Chief Judge Steve Aycock, Colville Confederated Tribes Tribal Court
  • Chief Judge Anita Fineday, White Earth Tribal Nation (Ret)
  • Chief Judge Mark Pouley, Swinomish Tribal Court
  • Chief Judge Ron Whitener, Tulalip Tribal Court (Ret)
  • Judge Steven Aycock
  • Judge Denise Bousley
  • Judge Lee Ching
  • Judge Leona Colegrove, Tulalip Tribal Court
  • Judge Randy Doucet, Lummi Nation
  • Judge Cheri Root, Yakama Nation Tribal Court (Ret)
  • Judge Iris Shue
  • Judge Janine Van Dusen

Elected Officials

  • Governor Jay Inslee
  • Congresswoman Sharice Davids, (KS-03)
  • Congresswoman Debra Haaland, (NM-01)
  • Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, (WA-07)
  • Congressman Derek Kilmer, (WA-06)
  • Attorney General Robert Ferguson
  • Commissioner of Public Lands Hillary Franz
  • Representative Tim Ormsby, 3rd District
  • Representative Marcus Riccelli, 3rd District
  • Representative Lisa Callan, 5th District
  • Representative Bill Ramos, 5th District
  • Representative Dave Paul. 10th District
  • Representative Zack Hudgins, 11th District
  • Representative Strom Peterson, 21st District
  • Representative Beth Doglio, 22nd District
  • Representative Laurie Dolan, 22nd District
  • Representative Drew Hansen, 23rd District
  • Representative Laurie Jinkins, 27th District, Speaker of the House
  • Representative Christine Kilduff, 28th District
  • Representative Leavitt, 28th District
  • Representative Ruth Kagi, 32nd District (Fmr)
  • Representative Cindy Ryu, 32nd District
  • Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, 34th District
  • Representative Gael Tarleton, 36th District
  • Representative Eric Pettigrew, 37th District
  • Representative Mike Sells, 38th District
  • Representative My-Linh Thai, 41st District
  • Representative Tana Senn, 41st District
  • Representative Marcie Maxwell, 42st District State (Fmr)
  • Representative Sharon Shewmake, 42nd District
  • Representative Frank Chopp, 43rd District
  • Representative Nicole Macri, 43rd District
  • Representative Jared Mead, 44th District
  • Representative Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney, 46th District (Fmr)
  • Representative Gerry Pollet, 46th District
  • Senator Javier Valdez, 46th District
  • Representative Pat Sullivan, 47th District
  • Representative Vandana Slatter, 48th District
  • Senator Andy Billig, 3rd District
  • Senator Marko Liias, 21st District
  • Senator Sam Hunt, 22nd District
  • Senator Christine Rolfes, 23rd District
  • Senator Jeanne Darneille, 27th District
  • Senator Jesse Salomon, 32nd District
  • Senator Reuven Carlyle, 36th District
  • Senator June Robinson, 38th District
  • Senator Lisa Wellman, 41st District
  • Senator David Frockt, 46th District
  • Senator Mona Das, 47th District
  • Senator Claudia Kauffman, 47th District (Fmr)
  • King County Executive Dow Constantine
  • Mayor Seth Fleetwood, Bellingham
  • Councilmember Larry Gossett, King County (Fmr)
  • Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, King County
  • Councilmember The Honorable Cynthia Delostrinos, City of Tukwila
  • Councilmember De’Sean Quinn, City of Tukwila
  • Councilmember Zak Idan, City of Tukwila
  • Councilmember Kristiana de Leon, City of Black Diamond
  • Councilmember Sally Clark, City of Seattle (Fmr)
  • Councilmember Chris Roberts, City of Shoreline
  • Councilmember Verna Seal, City of Tukwila

Attorneys

  • Francis Adewale
  • Chalia Stallings-Ala’ilima
  • Beverly Anderson
  • Laura Anglin
  • Russel Aoki
  • C. William Bailey
  • Lorraine Bannai
  • Jeffery Beaver
  • Christopher Bhang
  • Ian Birk
  • Bree Blackhorse
  • Beth Bloom
  • Diana Bob
  • Lisa Brodoff
  • Robert Chang
  • Margaret Chon
  • Jazmyn Clark
  • Leandra Craft
  • Dennis “DC” Cronin
  • Quinn Dalan
  • Andre Dayani
  • James Degel
  • Jennifer Divine
  • Robert Dolin
  • Daniel Drais
  • Niomi Drake
  • Sarah Elerson
  • Margaret Pak Enslow
  • Brian Esler
  • Loren Etengoff
  • Erika J. Evans
  • Bertha Fitzer
  • Alice C. Flowers
  • Derek Frank
  • Mia Hansen
  • Lucy Helm
  • Heather Erb
  • James Erb
  • Kate Francis
  • Tara Ford
  • Gabriel Galanda
  • Sandy Garcia
  • Kellen Hade
  • Nancy Hawkins
  • Leticia Hernández
  • M. Kathryn Hoover
  • Ralph Hurvitz
  • Nancy Ivarinen
  • Ciarelle Jimenez
  • James F. Johnson
  • Erin Lennon
  • Lynne Lichtenberg
  • Bernadette Lord
  • Patricia Loera
  • David McDonald
  • Amalia Maestas
  • Deborah Maranville
  • Dennis McGlothin
  • Karen Narasaki
  • Omar Nur
  • Erika Pablo
  • Kenneth Payson
  • Dainen Penta
  • Llewelyn Pritchard
  • Gary Randall
  • Daniel Raas
  • Daniel Rey-Bear
  • Andrea Robertson
  • Michael Rossotto
  • Rob Saka
  • Sharon Sakamoto
  • Christopher M. Sanders
  • Vonda Sargent
  • Thomas Schlosser
  • G. William Shaw
  • Heather Shepherd
  • Franklin Shoichet
  • Dolores Sibonga
  • Craig Sims
  • Amy Stephson
  • Mary Swenson
  • Joshya Treybig
  • Aileen Tsao
  • Laura Umetsu
  • James Williams
  • Risa Woo
  • Mick Woynarowski

Community Leaders

  • Julia Adelsheim
  • Kate Adelsheim
  • Steven Adelsheim, M.D.
  • Zoe Adelsheim
  • Sutapa Basu
  • Pete Beglin, M.D.
  • Brenda Bourns
  • Deborah Sioux Cano-Lee
  • Louise Chernin
  • Martha Choe
  • Robert Cromwell
  • Ben Crowther
  • Alice Curtis
  • Patti Dailey
  • Clark Denslow
  • Carol Evans
  • Bette Fleishman
  • Michael Flinn
  • Ray Garrido
  • Lynn Grotsky
  • Molly Hancock
  • Chairwoman Cecile Hansen, Duwamish Tribe
  • Chairman Philip Harju, Cowlitz County Indian Tribe
  • Jeinell Harper
  • Sallie Hightower
  • Julie Sa’Leit’Sa’ Kwina Johnson
  • Erin Jones
  • Yvette Joseph
    Denise Juneau, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent
  • Ruthann Kurose
  • Sandra Madrid
  • Carol Landa-McVicker
  • Linda Di Lello-Morton
  • Roger Nyhus
  • Scott Opsahl
  • Mark Longtine
  • Tamara Murphy
  • Deborah Parker
  • J G Sandy Phillips
  • Chris Pierson
  • Sharon Randall
  • Theresa Sheldon
  • Dan Shih
  • Lyndie Simmonds
  • Jenny Slagle
  • Don Smith
  • Gail Stone
  • Robert Turner
  • Justin Walsh
  • Deborah Wechselblatt
  • Susan Abby Weiss
  • Patsy Whitefoot
  • Trevor Van Woerden
  • Joan Yoshitomi

Tribes

  • The Chehalis Tribe
  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
  • The Cowlitz Indian Tribe
  • The Duwamish Tribe
  • Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
  • Kalispel Tribe of Indians
  • Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
  • Lummi Nation
  • Nisqually Indian Tribe
  • Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
  • Shoalwater Bay Tribe
  • Spokane Tribe of Indians
  • Squaxin Island Tribe
  • The Suquamish Tribe
  • The Swinomish Tribe
  • The Tulalip Tribes

Organizations

  • 1st LD Democrats
  • 5th LD Democrats
  • 10th LD Democrats
  • 11th LD Democrats
  • 24th LD Democrats
  • 25th LD Democrats
  • 27th LD Democrats
  • 30th LD Democrats
  • 34th LD Democrats
  • 36th LD Democrats
  • 37th LD Democrats
  • 39th LD Democrats
  • 41st LD Democrats
  • 43rd LD Democrats
  • 45th LD Democrats
  • 47th LD Democrats
  • 48th LD Democrats
  • Chelan County Democrats
  • Douglas County Democrats
  • King County Democrats
  • King County Young Democrats
  • Kitsap County Democratic Women
  • Kitsap County Young Democrats
  • Mason County Democrats
  • Pierce County Democrats
  • Pierce County Young Democrats
  • Thurston County Democrats
  • San Juan County Democrats
  • Skagit County Democrats
  • Whatcom County Democrats
  • APACEvotes
  • The Children’s Campaign Fund
  • Evergreen State College Justice Involved Student Group
  • Future Generations
  • National Native American Bar Association
  • Native American Caucus of Washington State
  • Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii
  • Political Action Committee of the Retired Public Employees Council of Washington
  • SEIU6
  • Tacoma Pierce County Black Collective
  • Teamsters Joint Council 28
  • Washington Conservation Voters
  • Washington Democratic Latino Caucus
  • Washington Education Association
  • Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  • Win with Women
  • Women of Color in Politics

Recommendations

  • Nooksack Indian Tribe

Ratings

Exceptionally Well Qualified

  • Cardozo Law Society
  • Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee
  • King County Bar Association
  • Loren Miller Bar Association
  • QLaw
  • Veteran’s Bar Association of Washington
  • Washington Women Lawyers

Well Qualified

  • Latino/a Bar Association

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