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The Cardozo Society is the official Washington State Bar Association minority bar for Jewish lawyers and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s affinity group for legal professionals. The Cardozo Society is open to Jewish attorneys and law students, free of charge. Named after the distinguished U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo, the society offers learning and networking opportunities for legal professionals. Opportunities include Continuing Legal Education courses that explore legal topics through a Jewish lens.
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L’Dor V’Dor Award Ceremony & Reception
Each year, the Cardozo Society honors an outstanding Jewish legal professional with the L’Dor V’Dor Award.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
The Cardozo Society hosts and co-hosts events approved for Continuing Legal Education credits that integrate legal and Jewish concerns.
Geoff Burg | geoff@glblaw.com
Blair Russ | bmr@bmatlaw.com
The CJEC welcomes new members. Please contact a committee chair to inquire about membership.
A quorum of the CJEC (at least four members) will be present at the 20-minute candidate interview. The candidate will have time for short opening and closing statements before and after informal questioning.
Immediately after the interview, Committee members will discuss the screening and vote on the candidate’s rating. The Chair of the CJEC will then notify the candidate of their rating within two business days.
The committee’s decision is based on the Uniform Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, reference checks, the candidate interview, and other relevant information. The process is conducted consistent with the Judicial Evaluation Committee Bylaws. The screening process and deliberations are confidential.
The CJEC membership is diverse in gender, race, age, practice type, firm size, geography, and other relevant factors.
The CJEC meets quarterly (sometimes more if necessary) on the third Thursday of January, April, June, and September. Candidates are reviewed, first-come, first-served. The committee evaluates four candidates each session. They receive about 2-4 applications a month, and it is not unusual to have 10-15 candidates in line.
Judicial candidates can submit a screening request by emailing both geoff@glblaw.com and bmr@bmatlaw.com with the following information:
Completed Governor’s Uniform Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire. Important: Please do not include your Social Security number (page 1 of the Uniform Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire).
Signed Waiver of Liability.
Please save documents you submit with your name in the title. For example, “Smith, Jane – governor form.pdf” and “Smith, Jane – waiver.pdf”.
Date (valid 3 years) | Candidate | Position | Rating |
3/20/2024 | Whitney Rivera | Snohomish County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/20/2024 | Patricia Fulton | Walla Walla Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/20/2024 | Jason Schwarz | Snohomish County Superior Cout | Well Qualified |
3/20/2024 | Brian Todd | King County Superior Court | Qualified |
1/31/2024 | Christopher Petroni | Division 1 Court of Appeals | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/31/2024 | Nikole Hecklinger | King County Superior Court | Qualified |
1/31/2024 | Heritage Filer | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
12/13/2023 | Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
12/13/2023 | Amanda Williamson | Kitsap Superior Ct | Well Qualified |
12/13/2023 | Hannah Stearns | Spokane County Superior Ct | Qualified |
12/13/2023 | Francis Adewale | Spokane County Superior Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Peter Peaquin | King County District Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Nathan Sugg | Snohomish County District Ct | Well Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Melissa Haney | Spokane County Superior Ct | Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Salvador Mungia | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/13/2023 | Samuel Vini | Grays Harbor | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/13/2023 | Laura Anglin | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
6/21/2023 | Mary Anderson | Snohomish County Superior Ct | Qualified |
6/21/2023 | Paul Crisalli | King County Superior Ct | Well Qualified |
6/21/2023 | Michael Mohandeson | Snohomish County District or Superior Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
5/3/2023 | Jessica Ness | Snohomish County District Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
5/3/2023 | Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/15/2023 | Jody Cloutier | Snohomish County Superior Ct | Qualified |
3/15/2023 | James Whisman | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Raul Martinez | King County District Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Anne Egeler | Thurston County Superior Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Cailen Cecil | Thurston County Superior Ct | Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Nam Nguyen | Thurston County Superior Ct | Qualified |
12/14/2022 | Coreen Wilson | King County Superior Ct | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/21/2022 | Damon Shadid | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/21/2022 | Angela Kaake | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/21/2022 | Noah Weil | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
9/21/2022 | FJ Moll | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
Aric Bomsztyk, Co-Chair
Jenna Goltermann, Co-Chair
Jeff Admon
Hon. Bill Bowman
Geoffrey Burg
Max Cargal-Bley
Sam Cohn
Daniel Ehrlich
Lena Joseph
Shira Kaufman
Elaine Kissel
Moses Merakov
Hon. Steve Rosen
Ariella Shuster
Miriam Swedlow
Hon. Anthony Wartnik
For more information about the Cardozo Society, contact:
Taylour Grier at taylourg@jewishinseattle.org or (206) 774-2226 taylourg@jewishinseattle.org
