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Washington State Court of Appeals: PubliCola Picks Anne Ellington

News   August 3, 2009 at 12:57 pm PublicolaPicks

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Longtime Appeals Court Judge Anne Ellington is a top-notch candidate.

She has been rated “exceptionally well qualified” by several legal groups, including the King County Bar Association, the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, the Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee, Washington Women Lawyers, and the GLBT Bar Association of Washington.

Ellington has an impressive resume. Prior to her current position on the state court, she served as a King County Superior Court judge; a private attorney specializing in discrimination and family law cases; and a lawyer in the state attorney general’s office, where she focused on discrimination cases.

On the state court,  where she’s been a judge for 14 years, she has ruled on important cases about privacy (she threw out a pre-employment drug testing law) and civil rights (requiring that juveniles in truancy proceedings receive attorneys.)

Her opponent, private attorney Robert Kelly, was rated “Not Qualified” by both the King County Bar Association and the Seattle Municipal League.

PubliCola picks Anne Ellington.


  • Hihankara

    Uhm, duh! :D

  • Hihankara

    Uhm, duh! :D

  • Hihankara

    Uhm, duh! :D

  • Jeff

    Judge Ellington is truly impressive, both for her legal mind and her genuine commitment to providing access to justice for low income people. I hope she runs for Supreme Court some day.

  • Jeff

    Judge Ellington is truly impressive, both for her legal mind and her genuine commitment to providing access to justice for low income people. I hope she runs for Supreme Court some day.

  • http://votingforjudges.org/ jessie riley

    She is outstanding

  • http://votingforjudges.org/ jessie riley

    She is outstanding

  • http://votingforjudges.org jessie riley

    She is outstanding

  • http://votingforjudges.org/ Lexie

    Judge Ellington is a person of great character and intelligence. Compassionate and fair. Notice she makes no attack on her opponent.. she has class

  • http://votingforjudges.org/ Lexie

    Judge Ellington is a person of great character and intelligence. Compassionate and fair. Notice she makes no attack on her opponent.. she has class

  • http://votingforjudges.org Lexie

    Judge Ellington is a person of great character and intelligence. Compassionate and fair. Notice she makes no attack on her opponent.. she has class