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King County Local Voters Pamphlet
November 5, 2002 General Election
KING CO DIST CT; SOUTHWEST ELECTORAL
DISTRICT JUDGE POS. NO. 03, 4 YR TERM
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Note to Voters: The statements below are written by the candidates, who are solely responsible for the contents therein.
List of Candidates for
JUDGE POS. NO. 03, 4 YR TERM
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David Christie /NP /
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Ratings: EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED, King County Bar Association; GOOD, Seattle Municipal
League. Education: Highline High School, 1969; U.W. History and Political Science, 1973; J.D. Seattle
University, 1987. Nonlegal Experience: Twelve years fisheries and construction both as employee and selfemployed
contractor. Legal/Judicial Experience: Judge pro tem experience from 1988 to the present. Fourteen
years civil and criminal trial experience including approximately 100 jury trials and many more bench trials. My
practice includes estate planning, construction, real property, and contracts. My wife of 28 years and I have
two children in the Highline Schools, we both came of age here, and are committed to this community.
I ask for your vote to succeed retiring Judge Richard Thompson. I have the professional experience,
community dedication and commitment to the judicial system that we need in our local court. My father, William
B. Christie began practice in Burien in the 50’s. As a second generation lawyer here, I am intimately aware of
the services needed from our local court. Endorsements: Endorsements too numerous to mention, but include
every judge within the Southwest District Court jurisdiction and many community leaders. For complete
endorsements see www.davidchristieforjudge.com.
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Kris Jensen /NP /
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Kris Jensen has eight years of judicial experience as Judge pro tem in the Superior, District and Municipal
Courts of King County. He has handled trials in Southwest District Court as both judge pro tem and attorney.
He understands the role of judge, having taken over 60 cases to jury trial and well over 200 cases to bench trial.
Kris was a Boeing engineer before attending law school. He lives in Burien with his wife and their two sons.
ENDORSERS: Kris Jensen’s experience and community involvement have earned him endorsements from
democrats, republicans and independents, including: Supreme Court Justice retired Phil Talmadge, Judges
LeRoy McCullough, Cheryl Carey and Terry Jurado, Senator Adam Kline, Mayor Wing Woo, Burien City Council
members including Stephen Lamphear and Noel Gibb, former mayor Kitty Milne, former city council member
Georgette Valle and the King County Police Officers and Correctional Officers Guilds.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Current member of the Burien Economic Development Partnership; Chairman of
Burien Cleansweep for three years; Membership in Rotary, South King County Bar Association and Southwest
King County Chamber of Commerce. Judge to Future Business Leaders of America high school students and
donor to the Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center.
CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 216 First Avenue S., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104 TELEPHONE: 206.682.6089
E-MAIL: KJENSEN@JENSENFORJUDGE.COM Non Partisan
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