PARKER v. WYMAN

No. 87823-4.

289 P.3d 628 (2012)

Vicki Lee Anne PARKER and James S. Johnson, Appellants, v. Kim WYMAN, in her capacity as Thurston County Auditor, and Christine Schaller-Kradjan, Marie Clarke, and Victor Minjares, Respondents, and Marie C. Clarke, Appellant, v. Kim Wyman, Thurston County Auditor, and Christine Schaller-Kradjan, Candidate for Thurston County Superior Court, Position 2, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David vs Klumpp , Shawn Timothy Newman , Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA, for Respondent.

Peter B. Gonick , Washington Attorney General's Office, Jeffrey Todd Even , Office of The Attorney General, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of State of Washington.


MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 Vicki Parker, James Johnson, and Marie Clarke appealed directly to this court from an order of the Thurston County Superior Court denying them relief in an action challenging the candidacy of Christine Schaller for the office of judge of the Thurston County Superior Court. Appellants argue that Schaller is not statutorily eligible for the office because she does not reside in, and therefore is not a qualified elector of, Thurston County. We hold...

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