Judicial Appointments to Date

Penoyar, Joel M.
Appointed: September 14, 2005
Division 2, District III, Court of Appeals
Effective: October 6, 2005
Replacing: Judge J. Dean Morgan, retiring

Sullivan, Michael J.
Appointed: October 7, 2005
Superior Court for Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties
Effective: October 17, 2005
Replacing: Judge Joel M. Penoyar, appointed to Division 2, District III, Court of Appeals

Hickman, John R.
Appointed: November 10, 2005
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: December 9, 2005
New position

Serko, Susan Keers
Appointed: December 23, 2005
Pierce County Superior Court
Effective: January 4, 2006
Replacing: Judge Bruce Cohoe, retiring

Kulik, Teresa C.
Appointed: January 17, 2006
District 3, Division III, Court of Appeals
Effective: February 16, 2006
Replacing: Judge Frank L. Kurtz, appointed to United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Kurtz, David A.
Appointed: January 17, 2006
Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: January 21, 2006
Replacing: Judge Stephen J. Dwyer, elected to Court of Appeals

Needy, David R.
Appointed: January 18, 2006
Skagit County Superior Court
Effective: January 20, 2006
New position

Stephens, Debra L.
Appointed: April 24, 2007
Division 3, District 1, Court of Appeals
Effective: May 14, 2007
Replacing: Judge Ken Kato, retiring

Craighead, Susan
Appointed: September 6, 2007
Court: King County Superior Court
Effective: September 24, 2007
Replacing: Judge Michael Spearman, retiring

Heller, Bruce
Appointed: September 19, 2007
Court: King County Superior Court
Effective: October 15, 2007
Replacing: New Position

Prochnau, Kimberly
Appointed: October 24, 2007
Court: King County Superior Court
Effective:  November 1, 2007
Replacing: Judge Richard Jones, appointed to U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Weiss, Bruce
Appointed: November 26, 2007
Court: Snohomish County Superior Court
Effective: December 10, 2007
New Position

Lau, Linda
Appointed: November 27, 2007
Court: Division I Court of Appeals
Effective: January 1, 2008
Replacing: Judge H. Joseph Coleman, retiring

Stephens, Debra L.
Appointed: December 4, 2007
Court: Supreme Court
Effective: January 1, 2008
Replacing: Justice Bobbe Bridge, retiring

Edwards, David
Appointed: December 19, 2007
Court: Grays Harbor County Superior Court
Effective: January 2, 2008
Replacing: Judge David Foscue, retiring

Linde, John
Appointed: December 19, 2007
Court: San Juan County Superior Court
Effective: January 1, 2008
New Position

Leach, J. Robert
Appointed: January 23, 2008
Court: Court of Appeals, Division I, District 2
Effective: March 1, 2008
Replacing: Judge William W. Baker, retiring

Benton, Monica
Appointed: January 25, 2008
Court: King County Superior
Effective: March 1, 2008
Replacing: Judge Linda Lau, appointed to Court of Appeals, Division I

Korsmo, Kevin M.
Appointed: January 31, 2007
Court: Supreme Court
Effective: February 13, 2008
Replacing: Judge Debra Stevens, appointed to Supreme Court

McCarthy, Michael
Appointed: February 6, 2008
Court: Yakima County Superior
Effective: March 1, 2008
Replacing: Judge James Hutton, appointed to U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington