County Council accepting applications for vacancy in King County District Court
October 12, 2012 · 1:38 PM
The Metropolitan King County Council is accepting applications from those interested in filling a vacancy in the Northeast division of the King County District Court.
Those interested in serving as a district court judge must be a registered voter of the judicial electoral district and a lawyer admitted to practice law in the state of Washington.
Those interested should submit their name to a bar association with an established judicial candidate evaluation procedure, or to the Clerk of the King County Council. In addition, each applicant must complete the evaluation process of at least one bar association that performs judicial evaluations consistent with the provisions of the King County Charter.
The council will consider for appointment those candidates referred by the bar associations.
Candidate evaluations by bar associations must be completed by Jan. 15, 2013. Application questionnaires must be returned to a bar association no later than 4:30 p.m., Nov. 15, 2012.
More information is available by contacting Threesa Milligan, director, Pro Bono Services, King County Bar Association, 206-267-7018.206.
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