Created in 1969 (Washington State Constitution - Article IV, Section 30; Chapter 2.06 RCW), the
Court of Appeals serves as the intermediary appellate court for the state of Washington. Statutes
give the Court exclusive appellate jurisdiction in almost all appeals from a lower court decision
and court rules require the Court to accept review of a final judgment entered in any action in
superior courts.
The purpose of the Court is to review cases and to render written opinions that state the grounds
for the decision. The Court’s objective is to provide this review in a timely manner.
The 22 Court judges serve six-year, staggered terms and are chosen by non-partisan judicial
ballot in the general election. Vacancies are filled by the Governor and the appointee serves until
the next general election.
State law (Chapter 2.06.020 RCW) requires that the Court be housed in three distinct divisions
throughout the state. These divisions are located in Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle. A Presiding
Chief Judge, who serves a one-year term, oversees the divisions including overall coordination of
business matters. Each division elects its own Chief Judge to handle administrative details.
The Court employs approximately 145 people and has a biennial budget of approximately
$28.4 million. Revenues collected by the Court are from fines and filing fees.
The above information is from the State Auditors (Audit Report Search) webpage
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Name Job Title ET-PU MP %FT Salary ADAMS, CATHY L RECEPTIONIST/FILE CLERK 2M 0 100 2994 AGID, SUSAN R COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 APPELWICK, MARLIN J COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 ARMSTRONG, DAVID H COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 ASAIDALI, ELAINE E JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 80 3543.2 BEARSE, AURORA STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 5813 BECKER, MARY K COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 BEVER, DEBORAH S JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 BISHOP, APRIL S LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 BLIZE, PEGGY M JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 BOARDMAN, CATHERINE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 BOWLIN, CHRYSTINA R LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 BREITENBACH, CAROLE SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 70 4718.7 BRIDGEWATER, CARROLL COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 BROMME, JAY G SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6741 BROWN, STEPHEN M COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 BRUGGEMAN, CLAIR J SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6741 BRYANT, BETH C LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4653 CAMPBELL, CRAIG G STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 5668 CHASE, MICHELLE STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6105 CHEN, EDWARD LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 CLEVELAND, KIMBERLY CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 CORVIN, SARA L INTERN/EXTERN 2H 0 100 15 COX, RONALD E COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 CRAMSIE, JODY M CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3819 CROCKETT-MORENO, CHERYL M CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3459 DAHL, EMILY F LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 DAHLEM, SUSAN S SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 DALTON, JANET L CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3377 DAVIS, WENDY C JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4322 DIGIACINTO, DARREN M LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 DOWNEY, KATHLEEN A JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 DRESSLER, SANDRA J SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 DWYER, STEPHEN J COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 ELLINGTON, ANNE L COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 ELLIOTT, KIRSTEN M LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 ELLIS, WILLIAM H COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 ERICKSON, DEBBIEANN LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4429 FAUBION, JENNIFER LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 FERGUSON, HUNTER O LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 FIELD, SYLVIA A SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 FRANKLIN, LEHUANANI C LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4653 GAVRILYUK, EUGENE INTERN/EXTERN 2H 0 100 12.71 GILLUM, DONNETTA JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 GLASS, ERIN C LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 GROSSE, C K COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 GROSSE, TIMOTHY W CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 HALE, SARAH I LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 HARVEY, JACQUALINE J SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 HEMPHILL, JOAN E LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 HICKMAN, MEGAN J LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 HIRST, SHERRY L CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4173.5 HOFFMAN, BARBARA D LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 5958 HOLLANDER, FRANK T LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 HOLLEMAN, SCOTT E LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4214 HOLT, THOMAS P LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 HOLTZAPPLE, LORI A RECEPTIONIST/FILE CLERK 2M 0 100 2663 HONEA, DOMINIQUE J LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 HOUGHTON, ELAINE M COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 HUNT, J R COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 JARRARD, THOMAS G LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 JOHNSON, PAMELA P JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 JOHNSON, RICHARD D COURT ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK 2M 0 100 10082.16 JOSEPH, JENNIFER P LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4653 KARADEMOS, MICHELLE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 KIM, SEJIN LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 KISTLER, HELEN E CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 KNUDSEN, KATHRYN M LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 KOH, JENNIFER D STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6105 KORSMO, KEVIN M COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 KULIK, TERESA C COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 LADICH, MAURINA A LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 5958 LANDBERG, ROSE A JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 LANDRUS, HAILEY L LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 LAU, LINDA COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 LEACH, J R COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 LEHMANN, FRANK G SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6741 LEIDY, MARY A JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 LEVIN, JESSICA E LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 LITTLE, RICHELLE LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 LOCHELT, BRIDGET-ANN ADMIN ASSISTANT - COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2M 0 100 4429 LONG, CHERYL D JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 MACKAY, JASON K LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 MARKS, DEBORAH L CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 MATSCH, JANE E JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4214 MC COWN, JOYCE J COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 MCCARTHY, MATTHEW J LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 MEHRI, MAUREEN L ADMIN ASSISTANT - COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2M 0 100 4429 MIDLES, MATT D LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 MINEAR, JONATHAN M LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 MITCHELL, CHRISTINA M CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3377 MOORE, LORI A CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4114 MURPHY, MURIEL E LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4888 NAEGELI, KATHRYN G LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 NAKAMICHI, KARIN CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 NEEL, MARY S COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 PARKS, RACHEL JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4322 PENOYAR, JOEL M COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 PERRY, RANDY STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6416 PHARES, KAREN K JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 POMMER, WANDA L JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 PONZOHA, DAVID C COURT ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK 2M 0 100 10082.16 PORTEOUS, MARIA T JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 PORTER, SONYA L JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 3918 POWELL, LEANNE L JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 PRINCE, EVA M SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 PUGH, WENDY J JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 20 885.8 QUINN-BRINTNALL, C J COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 RAWLINS, LAURA D CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3459 REED, DALE A JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 REINHARDSEN, KATHARINE E LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 REUTER, JILL S LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 ROBERTS, JOYCE A CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 SANDERS, LAURIE L SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4653 SCHIFFLER, KENNETH A STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6105 SCHINDLER, ANN COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 SCHMIDT, ERIC B COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 SCHNEIDER, KIRSTEN L LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4214 SCHOEDEL, ELIZABETH L LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 SCHULTHEIS, JOHN COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 SCHUSTER, BRIDGET T LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 SHAHAN, JUNE C SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 SHORTS, BERYL ADMIN ASSISTANT - COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2M 0 50 2214.5 SKERLEC, ERNETTA COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 SLATTERY, CHRISTINE LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4214 SMARANDOIU, CARMEN A LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 SODERLING, SAM F STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6105 SORTER, PEREGRIN K LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 SPENCE, BARBARA L CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918 SPRADLEY, LAURA L STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6105 STANTON, SHEILA F RECEPTIONIST/FILE CLERK 2M 0 100 2994 STEFANSSON, DENISE N JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 SWANSON, MARK A SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 100 6741 SWEENEY, DENNIS J COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 TAYLOR, MARILYN L STAFF ATTORNEY 2M 0 50 3052.5 TERENO, ELIZABETH R INTERN/EXTERN 2H 0 100 15 TOWNSLEY, RENEE S COURT ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK 2M 0 100 9266.66 TRI, MICHELLE L INTERN/EXTERN 2H 0 100 15 VAN DEREN, MARYWAVE COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE 2M 0 100 13027.34 VERELLEN, JAMES R COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 WADE, JUSTIN P LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 WASSON, MONICA V COURT COMMISSIONER 2M 0 100 10082.16 WATSON, RENE J JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 70 3100.3 WATTS, SCARLETT O JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2M 0 100 4429 WILCOX, ASHLEY LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 WILLIAMS, SANDRA K SENIOR CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4429 WILSON, JOANNA C LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 3819 WISE, LAUREL A CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 4114 WORRELL-KNELLER, AMY C LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4014 ZARAGOZA, NANCY LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4653 ZINN, REBEKAH D LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 4888 ZORICH, CAROLYN R LAW CLERK 2M 0 100 5958 ZUNDEL, DARNELL L CASE MANAGER 2M 0 100 3918By clicking on the rainbow colored square icon, you can see information about the people who look at these webpages. 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