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Supreme Court Justice Position 3: Washington 2026
David Stevens and Jaime Michelle Hawk are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice Position 3 in Washington. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Washington ballot.
David Stevens
David Stevens is a Mason County Superior Court judge, first elected in 2023 and reelected in 2024, per his campaign website. He has worked for more than two decades as a prosecutor and defense attorney in state, federal, tribal, and international courts, including as a Spokane County deputy prosecutor and a U.S. State Department rule-of-law adviser in Afghanistan, per the same source. He holds a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law and served in the U.S. Navy from 1983 to 1989, per his campaign website.
Top Priorities
- Applying the law consistently and treating court processes, including jury selection, equally for all parties
- Keeping the Supreme Court to its constitutional role of interpreting law rather than making policy
- Requiring that constitutional changes go through formal amendment rather than judicial reinterpretation
Per the campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com).
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Jaime Michelle Hawk
Jaime Michelle Hawk is a King County Superior Court judge, appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2022, per her campaign website. Her earlier legal career included work as a juvenile public defender in Grant County, a federal public defender for Eastern Washington and Idaho, and legal strategy director for the ACLU of Washington, per the same source. She earned her law degree from Gonzaga University in 2004 and has since taught as an adjunct professor there, per her campaign website.
Top Priorities
- Protecting rights and freedoms and applying the rule of law fairly
- Serving on a Washington Supreme Court commission working to reduce bias in the courts and improve access for working families
- Bringing more than 20 years of experience as a public defender, civil rights attorney, and trial judge to the court
Per the campaign site (judgehawk.com).
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