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Supreme Court Justice Position 5: Washington 2026

Theo Angelis and Dave Larson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice Position 5 in Washington. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Washington ballot.

Theo Angelis Incumbent

Theo Angelis is the sitting justice for Washington Supreme Court Position 5, appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson in March 2026, per the Washington Courts website. He spent 26 years as a partner at K&L Gates, where he led the firm's appellate practice and later its intellectual property practice, per his official court biography. He holds degrees from Claremont McKenna College, Oxford University, the London School of Economics, and Yale Law School, per the same source.

Priorities: Faithfully interpreting and applying Washington's constitution and laws, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com) · Maintaining judicial independence and impartiality to strengthen public trust in the courts, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com) · Expanding equal access to the legal system, drawing on his pro bono work for asylum seekers and children, per his campaign site (justiceangelis.com)

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Dave Larson

Dave Larson is a retired judge who served on the Federal Way Municipal Court from 2008 to 2026, including as presiding judge starting in 2009, per his campaign website. He worked as a civil trial lawyer for 23 years before joining the bench and has previously run for the Washington Supreme Court in 2016, 2020, and 2024 without winning a seat, per the same source. He holds a public administration degree from the University of Puget Sound and a law degree from Seattle University School of Law, per his campaign website.

Priorities: Holding to the guiding principle that 'it is more important to do right than it is to be right', per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com) · Valuing the freedoms of others as much as one's own, per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com) · Supporting public legal education and youth civic engagement programs, per his campaign site (larsonforjustice.com)

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