Anderson leads uncontested Seattle Municipal Court Position 6 race

Shantrice Anderson, the sole named candidate for Seattle Municipal Court Judge Position 6, holds 121,308 votes, or 98.8%, according to unofficial results from King County Elections. Write-in candidates collected 1,432 votes, or 1.2%, out of 122,740 votes counted. The count is not complete.

Anderson ran unopposed in the nonpartisan race. The King County Elections candidate list identifies her as the only filed candidate.

What was at stake

Seattle Municipal Court handles misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, civil offenses and infractions for the city. Municipal court judges are elected to their positions.

Anderson, an attorney and pro tem judge, began her legal career as a public defender handling misdemeanor, juvenile, felony and appellate cases, according to her campaign website. She has worked with specialty courts including Veterans' Court and drug court. She also practices civil law and serves as a pro tem judge and pro tem magistrate in Seattle Municipal Court, where she presides over proceedings including Mental Health Court.

Anderson received "exceptionally well-qualified" ratings from the Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee, the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington and the Loren Miller Bar Association. The King County Bar Association and QLaw rated her "well-qualified."

A little history

Anderson grew up in a military family and graduated with honors from Bremerton High School. She attended Gonzaga University, becoming the first in her immediate family to earn a college degree. She earned her law degree from Seattle University School of Law in 2014.

She worked as a deputy state public defender in Colorado from 2014 to 2017, then joined the law firm Nicoll Black Altenbrun & Feig as a senior associate in 2018.

What's next

The results remain unofficial until the King County canvassing board completes the canvass. Under state law, county canvassing boards must finish the canvass within 21 days of a general election.