Announcer: Coming up next,
candidates for King County superior court,
King County Superior Court.
King County Superior Court judges resolve cases
filed in King County Superior Court.
It is the largest
of 29 superior court districts in Washington.
The court handles felony criminal cases,
civil cases involving more than $300,
family law cases,
probate and guardianship cases,
juvenile offender and dependency cases,
mental illness and involuntary commitment cases.
Superior court judges are elected to four-year terms.
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I am Hillary Madsen.
I'm running for
King County Superior Court,
Position 13.
I'm an experienced lawyer
trained as a pro tem judge,
a working mom of three children,
and a former union member.
I will combine common sense
and broad legal experience
in my judgements
to ensure a fair legal system
for everyone.
I have broad legal experience.
I've represented diverse clients,
including foster children,
immigrants,
people who are incarcerated,
crime victims, and businesses.
I have taught classes to lawyers
and authored
educational materials for judges.
I have worked in big firms,
small firms, government,
and nonprofit.
I have represented clients
in trials, appeals,
and the state legislature.
I am committed to community.
I have fought to strengthen
our juvenile record-sealing laws,
to challenge the use
of solitary confinement
against kids,
and to investigate abuse
against immigrants in detention.
Working with judges,
public defenders, prosecutors,
child and immigrant rights advocates,
I will bring
a big-picture view
to solve complex problems
facing our legal system.
I believe everyone
deserves justice.
I've been honored with endorsements
by former Governor Christine Gregoire,
Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib,
County Executive Dow Constantine,
Washington Supreme Court
Chief Justice Debra Stephens,
and the incumbent
Judge Theresa Doyle.
I am highly rated
by lawyer associations.
I am also endorsed by over
100 elected officials and judges,
Democrats and Republicans,
and unions.
I am the best candidate
to bring reform.
And I'm committed
to seeing and hearing
marginalized people.
I have the broad legal experience
the King County Superior Court needs.
I have the right experience
for right now.
And I'd be honored
to have your vote.
I'm Andrea Robertson,
and I'm running for an open seat
on the King County Superior Court.
This is
a non-partisan position,
and I'm the only candidate
in this race running
a truly judicial campaign,
rather than a political one.
Being a judge
in our Superior Court requires
significant trial experience,
and I am the only candidate
with this background.
I've spent
22 years in court,
representing over
1,500 individual clients
in times of crisis.
I have been sole counsel
in over 50 jury trials,
I've argued at all levels
of our state courts,
and I'm a part-time instructor
of advanced trial advocacy
at the University of Washington
School of Law.
Over 75 trial-court judges
and hundreds of attorneys
who try cases in our courts
have endorsed my work
in the courtroom.
They are not politicians.
Instead, they know that
I have the skill, the experience,
and the compassion it takes
to serve our community
on this important court.
I am also the only candidate
in this race to have received
the highest possible
judicial rating of
Exceptionally Well Qualified
to fill this role.
And five independent Bar Associations
have given me this top rating:
Washington Women Lawyers,
the Veteran's Bar, Q-Law,
the Latina/Latino Bar Association,
and the Cardozo Society.
I've worked in
public and private defense,
criminal and civil matters.
And I know firsthand
how our court system
can improve.
In the short run,
I'll be ready to go to work
on day one
helping my fellow judges deal
with the unprecedented
backlog of trials
due to the pandemic.
And in the long run,
our system must
address inequities
which disproportionately
impact marginalized populations.
Access to justice is something
I have fought for my entire career.
And I'm now prepared
to bring that passion
to the bench.
During this critical time,
we must elect non-partisan,
compassionate,
experienced judges.
I'm Andrea Robertson.
You can read more at andreaforjudge.com
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