Endorsements & Ratings
Justice Charles Johnson, Judge Anita Crawford-Willis, David Keenan, and Justice Steven González.
Leaders in the Judiciary, Government, and the Community Who Have Endorsed David:
- Former Washington Governor Christine Gregoire
- Attorney General Bob Ferguson
- Former Attorney General Rob McKenna
- Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Steven González
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Charles Johnson
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Charlie Wiggins
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu
- Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge
- King County Executive Dow Constantine
- King County Sheriff John Urquhart
- King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
- King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski
- King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci
- King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn
- King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove
- King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert
- Seattle Mayor Ed Murray
- Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes
- Seattle City Councilmember Lorena González
- Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess
- Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold
- Seattle City Councilmember Debora Juarez
- Issaquah City Councilmember Bill Ramos
- Washington Court of Appeals Judge Michael Trickey
- Washington Court of Appeals Judge David S. Mann
- King County Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Laura Inveen
- King County Superior Court Chief Criminal Judge Dean Lum
- King County Superior Court Assistant Criminal Chief Judge Julie Spector
- King County Superior Court Chief Unified Family Court Judge Lori K. Smith
- King County Superior Court Judge Chad Allred
- King County Superior Court Judge Susan Amini
- King County Superior Court Judge Bill Bowman
- King County Superior Court Judge Cheryl B. Carey
- King County Superior Court Judge James Cayce
- King County Superior Court Judge John Chun
- King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung
- King Superior Court Judge Veronica Galván
- King County Superior Court Judge Helen Halpert
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King County Superior Court Jude LeRoy McCullough
- King County Superior Court Judge Richard McDermott
- King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell
- King County Superior Court Judge Patrick Oishi
- King County Superior Court Judge Judy Ramseyer
- King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers
- King County Superior Court Judge Roger Rogoff
- King County Superior Court Judge J. Wesley Saint Clair
- King County Superior Court Judge Ken Schubert
- King County Superior Court Judge Mariane Spearman
- King County Superior Court Judge Tanya Thorp
- Former King County Superior Court Judge Charles Johnson
- Former King County Superior Court Judge Paris Kallas
- Former King County Superior Court Judge and Former Loren Miller Bar Association President Donald Haley
- Former King County Superior Court Judge Don Horowitz
- Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jennifer Forbes
- Pierce County Superior Court Judge Gretchen Leanderson
- Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Marybeth Dingledy
- Clark County Superior Court Judge Suzan L. Clark
- Former Spokane County Superior Court Judge Paul Bastine
- King County District Court Judge Ketu Shah
- Seattle Municipal Court Judge Willie Gregory
- Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Rebecca Robertson
- Federal Way Municipal Court Judge David Larson
- Northwest Intertribal Court System Judge Lauren King
- Washington Court of Appeals Commissioner Aurora R. Bearse
- Former United States Attorney John McKay
- Former United States Attorney Michael McKay
- State Representative Luis Moscoso (1st Legislative District)
- State Representative Derek Stanford (1st Legislative District)
- State Senator Bob Hasegawa (11th Legislative District)
- State Representative Steve Bergquist (11th Legislative District)
- State Representative Ruth Kagi (32nd Legislative District)
- State Representative Mia Gregerson (33rd Legislative District)
- State Representative Tina Orwall (33rd Legislative District)
- State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (34th Legislative District)
- State Senator Reuven Carlyle (36th Legislative District)
- State Representative Noel Frame (36th Legislative District)
- State Representative Gael Tarleton (36th Legislative District)
- State Representative Eric Pettigrew (37th Legislative District)
- State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos (37th Legislative District)
- State Senator Jamie Pedersen (43rd Legislative District)
- State Representative Brady Walkinshaw (43rd Legislative District)
- State Senator David Frockt (46th Legislative District)
- State Representative Jessyn Farrell (46th Legislative District)
- State Representative Gerry Pollet (46th Legislative District)
- State Senator Cyrus Habib (48th Legislative District)
- Public Defender Association Director Lisa Daugaard
- Former Seattle City Attorney’s Office Criminal Chief and Former Loren Miller Bar Association President Craig Sims
Leaders in the Legal Community Who Have Endorsed David in Their Individual Capacities:
- Former King County Bar Association President and Former Loren Miller Bar Association President James Andrus
- Former King County Bar Association President Steve Rovig
- Former King County Bar Association President Joe Bringman
- Former King County Bar Association President Linda J. Strout
- Washington State Bar Association Immediate Past President Anthony Gipe
- Former Washington State Bar Association President Ron Ward
- Former Washington State Bar Association President Michelle Radosevich
- Dainen Penta, President, Asian Bar Association of Washington
- Ken Payson, President, Asian Bar Association of Washington Student Scholarship Foundation
- David Perez, President, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
- Shamim Mohandessi, President, Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington
- Andy Sachs, Past President, QLaw
- Michelle Pham, Past President, Vietnamese American Bar Association
- Mimi Castillo, Past President, Filipino Lawyers of Washington
- Nicole Gaines-Phelps, Past President, Loren Miller Bar Association
- Omar Nur, Immediate Past President, Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington; Washington State Association for Justice Board of Governors
- Aneelah Afzali, Past President, Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington
- Fé Lopez, Past President, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
- David Mendoza, Immediate Past President, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
- Rachel Tallon Reynolds, Annual Event CLE Vice President, Washington Women Lawyers
- Jerry Chiang, Board Member, Korean American Bar Association of Washington
- Ranjit Narayanan, Board Member at Large, South Asian Bar Association of Washington
- Madhu Singh, Past Board Member, South Asian Bar Association of Washington
- Veronica Quiñónez, Clinics Director, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
- Dan Shih, Vice President, QLaw
- Jamie Corning, Secretary, QLaw
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Sam Castic, Past President, QLaw Foundation, Lambda Legal National Leadership Council
- Rachel Luke, Treasurer, Korean American Bar Association of Washington
- Rima Alaily, Past President, Legal Foundation of Washington
- Nathan Roberts, Washington State Association for Justice Board of Governors
- Jason Amala, Co-Chair, Washington State Association for Justice 2016 Convention
- J.D. Smith, former member of the Washington State Association for Justice Board of Governors; American Board of Trial Advocates, ABA House of Delegates
- Cheryl Farrish, Washington State Association for Justice Board of Governors
Organizations:
- M.L. King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- King County Democrats
- King County Young Democrats
- Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle
- Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters
- Washington Interior/Exterior Systems Local Union No. 41
- Iron Workers Local Union 86
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
- Central Puget Sound Carpenters Local Union 30
- Progressive Voters Guide
- 5th Legislative District Democrats
- 11th Legislative District Democrats
- 30th Legislative District Democrats
- 31st Legislative District Democrats
- 32nd Legislative District Democrats
- 33rd Legislative District Democrats
- 34th Legislative District Democrats
- 36th Legislative District Democrats
- 37th Legislative District Democrats
- 39th Legislative District Democrats
- 41st Legislative District Democrats
- 43rd Legislative District Democrats
- 45th Legislative District Democrats
- 46th Legislative District Democrats
- 47th Legislative District Democrats
- 48th Legislative District Democrats
Editorial Endorsements:
- The Seattle Times
- The Stranger
Ratings:
- Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee – Exceptionally Well Qualified
- King County Bar Association – Well Qualified
- Loren Miller Bar Association – Exceptionally Well Qualified
- Latina/o Bar Association of Washington – Well Qualified
- QLaw – Qualified
- Washington State Veterans Bar Association – Exceptionally Well Qualified