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.
Continuing Legal Education
The Cardozo Society hosts and co-hosts events approved for Continuing Legal Education credits that integrate legal and Jewish concerns.
Past CLEs include:
Geoff Burg | geoff@glblaw.com
Blair Russ | bmr@bmatlaw.com
The CJEC welcomes new members. Please contact a committee chair to inquire about membership.
How Does It Work?
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.
Evaluation Dates
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.
How to Apply
Judicial candidates can submit a screening request by emailing both geoff@glblaw.com and bmr@bmatlaw.com with the following information:
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 |
11/1/2023 | Peter Peaquin | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Nathan Sugg | Snohomish County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
11/1/2023 | Melissa Haney | Spokane County Superior Court | 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 Court | Qualified |
6/21/2023 | Paul Crisalli | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
6/21/2023 | Michael Mohandeson | Snohomish County District or Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
5/3/2023 | Jessica Ness | Snohomish County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
5/3/2023 | Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/15/2023 | Jody Cloutier | Snohomish County Superior Court | Qualified |
3/15/2023 | James Whisman | Court of Appeals, Div. 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Raul Martinez | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Anne Egeler | Thurston County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Cailen Cecil | Thurston County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
1/25/2023 | Nam Nguyen | Thurston County Superior Court | Qualified |
12/14/2022 | Coreen Wilson | King County Superior Court | 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 |
6/29/2022 | Taki Flevaris | Court of Appeals, Div. 1 | Well Qualified |
6/29/2022 | Michael Finkle | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
6/29/2022 | Adam Eisenberg | Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
4/6/2022 | Chad Allred | Court of Appeals, Div. 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
2/25/2022 | Robert Jourdan | Chelan County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
2/25/2022 | Hadee Vargas | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
2/25/2022 | Ian Birk | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Qualified |
2/25/2022 | Mary Yu | Washington Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
1/10/2022 | Cynthia Jones | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Qualified |
11/3/2021 | Michael Ryan | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
10/24/2021 | Karama Hawkins | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
10/4/2021 | Michael Johnston | Supreme Court | Well Qualified |
9/16/2021 | David O | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
9/4/2021 | Lea Taguba | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
8/8/2021 | Kristin Ballinger | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
7/22/2021 | Jennifer Cruz | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
5/11/2021 | Robert Chang | Supreme Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
4/28/2021 | David Weick | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
4/28/2021 | Josh Schaer | King County District or Seattle Municipal Court | Well Qualified |
4/27/2021 | David Vogel | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
4/27/2021 | Will Dixon | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
4/21/2021 | Dan Loyd | Clark County Superior Court | Qualified |
4/21/2021 | Sally Harmling | Chelan County Superior Court | Qualified |
4/21/2021 | Matthew Segal | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
4/9/2021 | Hong Tran | King County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
4/7/2021 | Remy Leonard | Snohomish County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
4/4/2021 | Averil Rothrock | Court of Appeals, Division 1 | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
4/2/2021 | Haydee Vargas | King County District Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/29/2021 | Andy Simmons | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/24/2021 | Whitney Rivera | Edmonds Municipal Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/24/2021 | Thomas Indu | Thurston County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
3/23/2021 | Scott Jon | Snohomish County Superior Court | Well Qualified |
2/24/2021 | Benjamin Goldstein | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
2/24/2021 | Neil Weiss | Snohomish County Superior Court | Qualified |
12/15/2020 | Faye Chess | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
12/15/2020 | Joe Campagna | King County Superior Court | Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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