Judicial Evaluations
If you are a candidate seeking appointed or elected judicial office in the state of Washington, we invite you to seek an evaluation from the Washington State Veterans Bar Association. Judicial evaluations are conducted by members of our Evaluations Committee.
The current Judicial Evaluations chair is Judge Ronald E. Cox (Ret.)([email protected]). You may email Judge Cox questions about the process.
The WSVBA evaluates candidates seeking appointment or election to:
1. The Washington State Supreme Court
2. The Washington State Court of Appeals
3. Superior Courts located in a county within the state of Washington
The WSVBA does not evaluate candidates for district or municipal courts. Likewise, it does not evaluate candidates for federal courts.
The Evaluation Process
In order to be evaluated by the Evaluations Committee, the candidate must complete and submit to our Judicial Evaluations Chair, Judge Cox ([email protected]) and copy Justin Lonergan ([email protected]) the following documents:
1. The Governor's Uniform Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire (with applicable attachments);
2. An original writing sample; and
3. The WSVBA Judicial Application Supplement (WSVBA -Judicial Application Supplement.doc).
Applicants are encouraged to submit all application materials as early as possible to ensure timely review and evaluation.
The WSVBA does not conduct interviews of applicants who seek positions on the superior courts or the state court of appeals. Evaluations are done primarily on the basis of the written materials applicants submit.
The WSVBA does interview applicants who seek positions on the state supreme court after review of the applicants' written submissions.
All deliberations of the committee, except for the final rating, are confidential. Applicants will receive one of the following ratings:
1. Exceptionally Well-Qualified
2. Well-Qualified
3. Qualified
4. Not Qualified
[The Washington State Veterans Bar Association Judicial Evaluations Guidelines may be found at ????]
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