-Hi, my name is Adam Eisenberg,
and I'm running for reelection
to Seattle Municipal Court Position 3.
I joined the bench in 2017 with important
and diverse legal experience --
seven years as a criminal prosecutor,
five years as a civil defense attorney,
and 13 years as a commissioner and magistrate.
I also bring lived experience as a Jewish person and a gay man.
As a judge, I believe in restorative justice.
Restorative justice demands that we recognize our courts
have been plagued by systemic racism, bias, and prejudice.
Generations of injustice must be corrected
through honest dialogue
and reforms that address the root causes of criminal behavior
while providing alternatives
to the traditional response of jail and fines.
Among the crimes we see in Seattle Municipal Court
are domestic violence offenses.
I grew up with an abusive father,
and I know treatment is critical to healing the survivors,
their families, and the abusers.
That's why I helped create
the Domestic Violence Intervention Project,
a community-based program
that serves as an alternative to jail.
DVIP provides individualized treatment
to break cycles of abuse and trauma.
On a lighter note, I am co-director
of Youth Traffic Court.
That's where Garfield High School students
come to our court once a month and serve as judges,
jurors, prosecutors, and defense attorneys for other teens
who have gotten tickets in Seattle.
I am proud to have been chosen by my colleagues
to serve as their presiding judge,
and in my reelection bid I've been endorsed
by former Gov. Christine Gregoire,
Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González
and Justice Mary Yu, County Councilmembers
Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Dave Upthegrove,
City Council President Debora Juarez,
and Councilmember Andrew Lewis.
I've also been endorsed by local democrats, unions,
prosecutors, public defenders, defense attorneys and many more.
The King County Bar Association has rated me
exceptionally well-qualified, and I earned the same rating
from four minority bar associations
during my first term.
I am committed to healthy, just, and inclusive communities,
and I would be honored to have your vote. Thank you.