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Judges & Commissioners
The Superior Court of Pierce County is organized into as many departments as there are judges authorized by law. Each departmental judge employs a full-time judicial assistant and court reporter. Seven full-time court commissioners are employed by the court. The commissioners preside over and decide matters in various divisions such as Civil, Juvenile, Civil Mental Health and Adoptions.
Individual Information
Use the photos below to view individual judge and commissioner profiles. The departments are numbered consecutively in the order of their creation, as follows.
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Superior Court Judges Group Photo
View a group picture of Pierce County judges and commissioners.
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Superior Court Department 1
Honorable James R. Orlando 798.7578
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Superior Court Department 2
Honorable Timothy L. Ashcraft
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Superior Court Department 3
Honorable Michael E. Schwartz 798.7576
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Superior Court Department 4
Honorable Bryan Chushcoff 798.7574
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Superior Court Department 5
Honorable Shelly K. Speir
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Superior Court Department 6
Honorable Jack Nevin 798.7502
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Superior Court Department 7
Honorable Jerry Costello 798.7568
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Superior Court Department 8
Honorable Grant Blinn
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Superior Court Department 9
Honorable Edmund Murphy 798.3655
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Superior Court Department 10
Honorable Garold E. Johnson 798.7572
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Superior Court Department 11
Honorable G. Helen Whitener 798.7571
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Superior Court Department 12
Honorable Stephanie A. Arend 798.7562
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Superior Court Department 13
Honorable Kathryn J. Nelson 798.7564
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Superior Court Department 14
Honorable Susan Keers Serko 798.3646
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Superior Court Department 15
Honorable Gretchen Leanderson 798.3966
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Superior Court Department 16
Honorable Elizabeth Martin Presiding 798-6630
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Superior Court Department 17
Honorable Karena Kirkendoll 798-6640
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Superior Court Department 18
Honorable Stanley J. Rumbaugh 798.6650
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Superior Court Department 19
Honorable Philip K. Sorensen 798.7735
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Superior Court Department 20
Honorable Kitty-Ann van Doorninck 798.6688
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Superior Court Department 21
Honorable Frank E. Cuthbertson 798.7625
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Superior Court Department 22
Honorable John R. Hickman 798.6779
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Superior Court Commissioners
Eight full-time court commissioners are employed by the court. The commissioners preside over and decide matters in various divisions such as Civil, Juvenile, Civil Mental Health, Adoptions, and Criminal.
- Commissioner Meagan Foley
- Commissioner Mark Gelman
- Commissioner Robyn Lindsay - Presiding
- Commissioner Diana L. Kiesel
- Commissioner Clint Johnson
- Commissioner Craig Adams
- Commissioner Barbara McInvaille
- Commissioner Sabrina Ahrens
- Commissioner Terri Farmer