Lizanne Padula
Nonpartisan
Biography
Lizanne Padula's Washington voters' pamphlet statement lists University Cincinnati College of Law, JD, and University of Denver, BA, per the Washington voters' pamphlet statement.
Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County District Court No. 3
Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County District Court No. 3
One candidate is tracked for Pierce County District Court No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lizanne Padula. Candidate information follows official Pierce County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Lizanne Padula is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pierce County District Court No. 3, per the Secretary of State's VoteWA general-election candidate list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.