Rebecca C. Robertson is seeking reelection as King County West District Court Judge, Position 3, in the November 3, 2026, general election. King County Elections lists her as the sole candidate in this nonpartisan race.
King County District Court’s official biography says Robertson was appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022. She is the court’s chief presiding judge. Before joining the county bench, she served for 12 years as a Federal Way municipal judge.
Robertson serves on the Board for Judicial Administration and is a past president of the District and Municipal Court Judges’ Association. Her other leadership experience includes work on court security and judicial planning.
Her biography describes teaching on court budgets, judicial independence and criminal procedure. Before becoming a judge, Robertson worked as a prosecutor and a judge pro tempore. She also chaired the Washington State Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section.
Robertson earned a political-science bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in 1996 and a law degree from Seattle University in 2000.
Sources: King County Elections, 2026 general-election candidate list (https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/candidates.aspx?eid=55); King County District Court, Judge Rebecca C. Robertson biography (https://kingcounty.gov/en/court/district-court/courts-jails-legal-system/court-calendars-locations-operations/judges/bios/judge-robertson).
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