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Dwayne Christopher

Nonpartisan · Washington · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Pierce County District Court No. 5, Washington

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Pierce County District Court No. 5
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Biography

Dwayne L. Christopher has been a Pierce County District Court judge since 2022 and was a Tacoma Municipal Court judge from 2019 to 2022, per the county's official judge page. He earlier worked as a judicial assistant in Pierce County Superior Court, practiced insurance defense litigation and later ran his own practice representing plaintiffs in personal injury and employment discrimination cases, per the same page. He holds a law degree from Seattle University School of Law and a business degree from Morehouse College. No campaign website was found as of October 26, 2026.

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Pierce County District Court No. 5Washington · 2026Pierce County sample ballot

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