• Judge

  : Stephanie A. Arend

• Elected / Appointed

  : September 1999

• Address

  : 2006 State of the Court address from the Presiding Judge for 2005 and 2006

Education

• University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D. 1988
• Alverno College, B.A. 1985

Career Highlights

• Lawyer at Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim 1988 - 1999
• Criminal Presiding Judge 2003 - 2004
• Presiding Judge 2005 - 2006
• Presiding Family Court Judge 2008 - 2009

Professional Affiliations, Committees

• Presiding Judge Education Committee (Board for Court Education) 2007 - 2011, Chair 2009 - 2010
• Board for Court Education, 2014 - 2016
• Best Practices Committee (Board for Judicial Administration) 2011 - 2015
• Faculty, Judicial College, Civil Motions and Fact Finding, 2013 - Present
• Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court, President 2015-2016
• Superior Court Judges' Association
• Washington Women Lawyers
• Washington State Bar Association
• National Association of Court Managers
• American Judges Association

Civic Involvement

• Organized Superior Court Judges and Commissioners to participate in Habitat for Humanity, 2015-Present
• Organized Superior Court Judges and Commissioners to participate in Paint Tacoma - Pierce Beautiful 2003 - 2005, 2007 - 2008
• District Convener, YMCA High School Mock Trial Competition 2003 - 2006, 2008 - 2012
• Frequent speaker to various groups and organizations, including Judges in the Classroom during Law Week

• 2019 William O. Douglas Award, Washington State Association for Justice
• 2018 William Nevins Award, Washington Judges’ Foundation
• Judge of the Year recipient 2016, American Board of Trial Advocates, Washington Chapter
• Outstanding Jurist Award recipient 2014, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
• Liberty Bell Award recipient 2010, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
• Sister Joel Read Outstanding Alumna Award Recipient 2003, Alverno College

Video Presentations

• Welcome to Jury Duty - Pierce County Superior Court