Department 1

• Judge

  : Honorable James R. Orlando

• Elected / Appointed

  : September 2000

• Address

  : 2005 State of the Court address from Presiding Judge for 2004 and 2005

Education

• Peninsula High School 1976
• University of Washington, B.A. 1980
• University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1983

Career Highlights

• Municipal Court Judge 1990-1995
• Pierce County Superior Court Commissioner 1995-2000
• Elected Superior Court Judge 2000
• Presiding Judge for years 2003 and 2004
• Criminal Division Presiding Judge 2005
• Juvenile Court Judge 2006-2007 (Presiding Judge 2006)
• WSAJ Judge of the Year 2010
• Family Court Judge 2010-2012

Professional Affiliations, Committees

• Superior Court Judges' Association Ethics and Criminal Law Committees
• Past Chair, Presiding Judge Committee (Board for Court Education)
• Past Chair, Guardian ad Litem Committee
• SCJA appointee to GJJAC (Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee)
• SCJA appointee to Washington State Partnership Council for Juvenile Justice
• Presiding Judge Committee (Board for Court Education)

Civic Involvement

• Former Volunteer Firefighter
• Past President Fircrest Kiwanis
• Past President Christopher Columbus Society
• Wilson High School Scintillation Parent Booster
• Wilson High School Water Polo Volunteer Parent
• Stadium High School Water Polo Volunteer Coach (2009)