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David Stevens
Nonpartisan · Washington · 2026David 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.
Priorities
- Applying the law consistently and treating court processes, including jury selection, equally for all parties, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com)
- Keeping the Supreme Court to its constitutional role of interpreting law rather than making policy, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com)
- Requiring that constitutional changes go through formal amendment rather than judicial reinterpretation, per his campaign site (judgestevensforwa.com)
On the ballot
Supreme Court Justice Position 3 · Washington · 2026
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