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Who are the Judges and Commissioners in Washington State family and custody
laws? What are the differences?
Below is a listing of contact information, however, I would like to let you in on
some important information regarding their roles.
Commissioners are paid, at last checking about $115,000 per year as opposed the
the Superior Court Judges making $121,000 per year. Wow! Big difference, right?
No, not at all. And make no mistake that the Commissioners usually have a
more lasting impact in family law cases than the elected Judges. The Commissioners
are not elected but apply for their job after having a successful family law career
either in the private or public side, or both. Their is a mix on the bench.
The judges can overturn their decisions on what are called Motions for Revision
of a Commissioner's Ruling. Normally you don't win on a motion for revision.
But sometimes you do, and it happens from time to time that too many cases were
flying through the court on that particular day. Often times the Commissioners
have been on the bench for longer than the judges because they just do their job
and don't have to worry about being re-elected. Sometimes I wish they would
change the name to "Family Court Judge" to make their role more clear. But
at any rate, you have to respect their decisions as much (perhaps even more) than
the judge's.
King County Superior Court Decision-Makers
516 3rd Ave, Rm C-203
Seattle, WA 98104-2361
Phone: 206-296-9100
Fax: 206-296-0986
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TDD: 206-205-5048
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Sharon S. Armstrong, Judge
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Suzanne M. Barnett, Judge
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Greg P. Canova, Judge
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Cheryl B. Carey, Judge
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Susan J. Craighead, Judge
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Andrea A. Darvas, Judge
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James A. Doerty, Judge
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William L. Downing, Judge
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Theresa B. Doyle, Judge
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Joan E. DuBuque, Judge
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Richard D. Eadie, Judge
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John P. Erlick, Judge
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Michael J. Fox, Judge
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Glenna S. Hall, Judge
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Helen L. Halpert, Judge
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Michael C. Hayden, Judge
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Bruce E. Heller, Judge
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Bruce W. Hilyer, Judge
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Paris K. Kallas, Judge
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Linda Lau, Judge
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Dean S. Lum, Judge
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Nicole MacInnes, Judge
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Douglas D. McBroom, Judge
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Harry J. McCarthy, Judge
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Charles W. Mertel, Judge
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Jeffrey M. Ramsdell, Judge
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Mary E. Roberts, Judge
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J. Wesley Saint Clair, Judge
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Catherine D. Shaffer, Judge
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Julie A. Spector, Judge
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Michael J. Trickey, Judge
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Chris Washington, Judge
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Elizabeth Castilleja, Commissioner
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Ken Comstock, Commissioner
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Hollis Holman, Commissioner
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Leonid Ponomarchuk, Commissioner
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Lori Kay Smith, Commissioner
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Eric Watness, Commissioner
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Carlos Velategui, Ex Parte Commissioner
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Paul Sherfey, Chief Administrative Officer
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Linda Ridge, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
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516 3rd Ave, Rm E609
Seattle, WA 98104-2363
Phone: 206-296-9300
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TDD: 206-296-0100
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Barbara Miner, Director and Superior Court Clerk
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206-296-7844
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401 4th Ave N, Rm 2D
Kent, WA 98032-4429
Phone: 206-205-2501
Fax: 206-205-2585
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James D. Cayce, Judge
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Deborah D. Fleck, Judge
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Brian D. Gain, Judge
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Steven C. Gonzalez, Judge
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Michael J. Heavey, Judge
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Laura C. Inveen, Judge
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George T. Mattson, Judge
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Richard F. McDermott, Judge
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Laura Gene Middaugh, Judge
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Douglass A. North, Judge
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Kimberley Prochnau, Judge
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Palmer Robinson, Judge
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James E. Rogers, Judge
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Jay V. White, Judge
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Mary I. Yu, Judge
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Nancy Bradburn-Johnson, Commissioner
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Mark J. Hillman, Commissioner
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Meg Sassaman, Commissioner
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Marilyn Sellers, Commissioner
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1211 E Alder St
Seattle, WA 98122-5553
Phone: 206-205-9422
Fax: 206-205-9408
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Patricia Hall Clark, Judge
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Philip G. Hubbard, Judge
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Ronald Kessler, Judge
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LeRoy McCullough, Judge
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Carol A. Schapira, Judge
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Richard A. Gallaher, Commissioner
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Bonnie Canada-Thurston, Becca Commissioner
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Nancy Bradburn-Johnson, Juvenile Commissioner
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