King County Superior Court

The King County Superior Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in Washington, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by nonpartisan election, the method Washington uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from Washington's official judicial directory.

Current judges

• MCMonica K. Cary–
• SCSamuel Chung–
• KDKaren Donohue–
• JHJanet Helson–
• JHJason Holloway–
• NLNelson K. Lee–
• HMHillary Madsen–
• BMBrian McDonald–
• JMJohn F. McHale–
• MMMaureen McKee–
• SOSean P. O'Donnell–
• POPatrick H. Oishi–
• SPSuzanne Parisien–
• JPJennifer R. Petersen–
• CPCindi S. Port–
• JPJason Poydras–
• ARAndrea K. Robertson–
• ARAveril Rothrock–
• MRMichael K. Ryan–
• BSBenjamin Santos–
• TSTenaya Scheinman–
• KSKen Schubert–
• MSMichael R. Scott–
• KSKetu Shah–
• NSNicholas Straley–
• ASAimee M. Sutton–
• TTTanya Thorp–
• TTTodd D. Tinker–
• HVHaydee Vargas–
• DWDavid L. Whedbee–
• DYDaniel T. York–
• MYMelinda Young–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the King County Superior Court are chosen in nonpartisan elections to 6-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, Court Directory; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-07-01 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).