Job Description

Salary

$226,095.96 Annually

Location

Everett, WA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2025-02699

Department

District Court

Division

District Courts Everett Division

Opening Date

11/17/2025

Closing Date

12/8/2025 8:00 AM Pacific

Description

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The Snohomish County District Court anticipates an opening for a judicial position on the court's Everett District bench to fill the position until the general election in November 2026. Candidates must be available for an interview with the County Council on the afternoon of Monday, December 15, 2025. Candidates will be notified of their interview time on or before December 11, 2025.

BASIC FUNCTION

Snohomish County District Court judges are authorized to hear cases of all actions in which jurisdiction is conferred in RCW chapters 3.30 through 3.74, RCW 7.105, or as otherwise assigned to the district court by law. Case types include, but are not limited to, criminal misdemeanors, criminal gross misdemeanors, traffic infractions, non-traffic infractions, parking infractions, civil protection orders, name changes, vehicle impounds, civil complaints, and small claims.

Minimum Qualifications

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RCW 3.34.060 To be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for and to serve as a district court judge, a person must:Be a registered voter of the district court district and electoral district, if any; and Be either: + A lawyer admitted to practice law in the state of Washington; or
+ In those districts having a population of less than five thousand persons, a person who has taken and passed by January 1, 2003, the qualifying examination for a lay candidate for judicial officer as provided by rule of the supreme court.


RCW 3.34.080 Each district judge, district judge pro tempore and district court commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of office, taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington, and to perform the duties of the office faithfully and impartiality and to the best their ability.

RCW 3.34.070 and RCW 3.34.100 Every district judge shall hold office for a term of four years from and after the second Monday in January next succeeding his or her selection and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified. In the event of a vacancy, the county legislative authority shall fill the vacancy by appointment and the judge thus appointed shall hold office until the next general election and until a successor is elected and qualified.

Additional Information

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Snohomish County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.