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Steven Gonzalez
Washington State Supreme Court Position 8
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
2025
Elections and appointments
Education
Contact
Steven Gonzalez is a judge for Position 8 of the Washington State Supreme Court. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Gonzalez ran for re-election for the Position 8 judge of the Washington State Supreme Court. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Gonzalez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
He was first appointed by Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire in November 2011.[1]
Contents
- 1 Education
- 2 Career
- 3 Awards and associations
- 4 Elections
- 5 Campaign themes
- 6 Recent news
- 7 External links
- 8 Footnotes
Education
Justice Gonzalez received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Pitzer College. During the course of his degree, he studied in Japan and China. He earned his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. He also has an honorary doctorate of law from Gonzaga Law School.[1]
Career
- 2012 - Present: Justice, Washington Supreme Court
- 2002-2011: Judge, King County Superior Court
- 1997-2002: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington Western District
- 1996-1997: City of Seattle Attorney's Office
- 1991-1996: Attorney, Hillis Clark Martin and Peterson[1]
Awards and associations
- 2011 Outstanding Judge of the Year Award, Washington State Bar Association
- 2011 Career Achievement Award, National Latino Peace Officers Association, Washington Chapter
- 2011 Judge of the Year Award, American Board of Trial Advocates, Washington Chapter
- 2011 Judge of the Year Award, Asian Bar Association of Washington
- 2009 Latino Judge of the Year, National Hispanic Bar Association
- 2009 Vanguard Award, King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers
- 2002 U.S. Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service
- 2001 Outstanding Lawyer of the Year Award, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
- 2001 Director's Award for Superior Performance, U.S. Department of Justice
- Chair, Washington State Access to Justice Board
- Co-chair, Race and Criminal Justice System Task Force
- 2006-2010 Co-chair, Court Security Committee, State of Washington[2]
- Board of Directors, El Centro de la Raza
- Steering committee, Northwest Minority Job Fair[1]
Elections
2018
See also: Washington Supreme Court elections, 2018
General election
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steven Gonzalez and Nathan Choi advanced from the primary for Washington State Supreme Court Position 8.
Selection method
See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The nine justices of the supreme court are selected through contested elections without reference to party affiliation and must run for re-election when their terms expire. Justices serve for six years.[3] In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement. The appointee serves until the next general election, at which point he or she may run to serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term.[3] If the resignation and subsequent appointment take place after the filing period for that year's elections opens, the appointee must stand in the next general election in order to remain on the bench.
Qualifications
To serve on the supreme court, a justice must be:
- a resident and qualified voter of the state;
- admitted to practice law in the courts of record in Washington; and
- under the age of 75.
Selection of the chief justice
The chief justice of the court is selected by peer vote for a term of four years.
2012
Justice Gonzalez was elected to his seat on the Washington Supreme Court, position 8. He defeated Bruce O. Danielson in the primary election on August 7, winning 56.9% of the vote. He received 100% of the vote in the November 6th general election.[4][5][6]
See also: Washington judicial elections, 2012
Ratings
- Rated as Well Qualified by the Justice for Washington Foundation[7]
- Rated as Exceptionally Well Qualified by the King County Bar Association.[8]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Gonzalez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gonzalez's responses.
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Recent news
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External links
- Washington Courts: Press Release Detail, "Monday's Supreme Court Inauguration to Mark the First Time in State History for Female Majority, Chief Justice," January 10, 2012
- Retain Justice Steve Gonzalez campaign website
- KUOW.org, "Gregoire Appoints Supreme Court Justice Vocal On Racial Disparities," November 17, 2011
- The Olympian "Meet Steven Gonzalez, newest Supreme Court justice," January 9, 2012
- King5 "State's first Mexican-American Supreme Court Justice sworn in," January 9, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of the Washington Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Gregoire appoints Supreme Court Justice," November 15, 2011
- ↑ Retain Justice Steve Gonzalez campaign website, Meet Steve
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Washington," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results by County," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, 2012 Candidates who have filed
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, 2012 General Election Results - Judicial
- ↑ Justice for Washington Foundation, Rating of Judicial Candidates
- ↑ King County Bar Association, 2012 Judicial Election Ratings
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