Legal/Judicial Experience: 2002 to present - Four times elected Tacoma Municipal Court Judge. Presiding over the dedicated domestic violence court.

Other Professional Experience: 1994 – 2002 Private practice attorney. 1991 – 1994 Prosecutor for the City of Tacoma.

Education: Law Clerk (APR 6) Internship. Passed the Washington State Bar Exam and admitted in 1991; 1981: Bachelor Degree, Washington State University; 1979:Associate of Arts Degree, Tacoma Community College     

Community Service: Board member Center for Civic Education. Volunteer in “We the People” and “Project Citizen.” student civic education programs. Moot court trial judge. Involved with Safe Streets and Tacoma’s Neighborhood Council programs.  

Statement: I’m running for Superior Court because I have the broadest range of experience as a judge, prosecutor and private practice attorney. I have been privileged to be elected four times and serve Tacoma Municipal Court. For 13 years I worked to help those affected by drugs, alcohol and domestic violence to make positive changes in their lives and the lives of their families. I have the demonstrated the ability, temperament, and knowledge to fill the position in Superior Court.

Lifelong resident of Tacoma and Pierce County I have given back to the community that has given so much to me. Was actively involved in establishing the Safe Streets program in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood and served as the first Chairman of the Central Neighborhood Council. For more than a decade I’ve worked to educate our young citizen students on the importance of civic involvement.

Awarded 2014 HOPE (Helping Overcome Personal Emptiness) by Pierce County treatment providers.



In voting for me the people of Pierce County are getting one of their own community members who has worked to make our home better for all of us. I will bring this same commitment to the Superior Court and ask for your vote.