King District Court Judge, Northeast District
Presides over common civil or minor criminal trials.
Full office description
- Washington district courts handle all misdemeanor criminal cases and all low-level civil matters. -This jurisdiction includes traffic, non-traffic, and parking infractions, domestic violence protection orders, Civil actions of $75,000 or less, small claims up to $10,000
- They are elected to 4-year, non-partisan elections.
How this impacts you
Criminal Justice — Most lower level crimes, such as misdemeanors and infraction cases, are tried in the District Court. The outcome of the case and how fair a trial is often comes down to the district court judge.
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Peter Peaquin
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