King County Court Races -- Seattle District Court -- Shoreline District Court
District Court judges preside over misdemeanor cases, felony arraignments, small claims and civil cases. They serve four-year terms and are paid $91,900 annually. The King County Bar Association did not rate incumbent judges who were unopposed for re-election.
# indicates incumbent.
Seattle District Court
---------- Position 1 ----------
James R. Hardman
Age: 44.
Residence: North Seattle.
Occupation: Lawyer, judge pro tem, magistrate pro tem, commissioner pro tem.
Family: Married.
Education: B.A., political science, Western Washington State College; J.D., University of Puget Sound.
King County Bar Association rating: Exceptionally well qualified.
Barbara Linde
Age: 38.
Residence: Seattle.
Occupation: Senior deputy prosecuting attorney.
Family: Married, two children.
Education: B.A., University of Washington; J.D., University of Puget Sound.
King County Bar Association rating: Well qualified.
---------- Position 2 ----------
Mark Chow #
Age: 41.
Residence: Magnolia.
Occupation: District court judge.
Family: Married, one son.
Education: B.S., Whitworth College; J.D., University of Puget Sound.
---------- Position 3 ----------
Darcy C. Goodman # No photo available.
Age: 45.
Residence: Mount Baker.
Occupation: District court judge.
Family: Married, three children.
Education: B.A., University of Oregon; J.D., University of Puget Sound.
---------- Position 4 ----------
Eileen Kato #
Age: 44.
Residence: Mount Baker.
Occupation: District court judge.
Family: Single.
Education: B.S., MBA, California State University, San Jose; J.D., University of Santa Clara.
---------- Position 5 ----------
Linda Lau # No photo available.
Age: 45.
Residence: Bryant Assumption.
Occupation: District court judge.
Family: Single.
Education: B.A., University of Washington; J.D., University of Puget Sound, Tacoma.
------------------------ Shoreline District Court ------------------------
---------- Position 1 ----------
Douglas J. Smith #
Age: 47.
Residence: Lake Forest Park.
Occupation: District court judge.
Family: Married, three children.
Education: B.A., accounting, Seattle University; J.D., University of San Francisco.
---------- Position 2 ----------
Robert A. Wacker # No photo available.
Age: 60.
Residence: Richmond area.
Occupation District court judge.
Family: Married, four children.
Education: B.A., L.L.B., University of Washington.