Uncontested Judgeships

Due to a clause in this state's constitution and state law, if a candidate for state Supreme Court justice or state Court of Appeals judge receives more than 50% of votes cast for the office in the Primary Election their name is placed uncontested on the General Election ballot. Combine this with the fact that most judicial races don't draw two candidates in the first place, and the whole purpose of electing our judges seems irrelivant.

Since the two Court of Appeals and three Supreme Court positions on my ballot are all uncontested I simply register my protest by writing-in a name.

Mark Sidran (former Seattle City Attorney), Mike McKay (former U.S. Attorney) and Jeff Sullivan (former Yakima County Prosecutor and current U.S. Attorney) are all well-qualified potential state justices (and the names I will be writing-in).

Stephen Johnson (former State Senator) and John Groen (a Bellevue property-rights lawyer) are both well qualified potential state appellate judges (that I am writing-in).