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Citizens for Judicial Excellence
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Ever feel like voting for judges is nothing more than a gamble?

You’re not alone.

Most voters, even those who consider themselves well-informed, get to that place near the end of their ballots and have no idea how to choose. Professor William R. Andersen at the University of Washington School of Law, recently wrote in the Seattle Times about how uncomfortable voting for judges is for most people.

And yet these courts way down at the end of your ballot are the most important of all.

These are the People’s Courts!

You and your friends and neighbors will likely need to appear in these People’s Courts (District and Municipal Courts) at some point in your lives. You likely will never have any contact with a higher level court.

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Here’s what People’s Courts do:

  • Traffic tickets
  • Small claims
  • Driving offenses
  • Domestic violence
  • Restraining Orders
  • Name Changes
  • Civil cases worth up to $75,000

Not something we want to gamble with – right?

But how do you choose?

Who would know better than the experienced lawyers who appear in these People’s Courts every day? Sharing their decades of experience appearing before dozens of judges, these lawyers have compiled a list of characteristics that make a GOOD JUDGE.

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Click here to see what’s important.

 
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Click here for a list of candidates who have received our endorsement.