Superior Court Department 17

• Judge:

  Karena Kirkendoll

• Elected /

  Appointed: January 3, 2017

Education

• University of Puget Sound, J.D. 1991
• University of Idaho, B.S. 1985

Career Highlights

• Elected Pierce County Superior Court Judge 2017
• Pierce County Superior Court Commissioner 2013 - 2016
• Industrial Appeals Judge, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals 2009 - 2013
• Administrative Law Judge, Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings 2006 - 2009
• Lawyer in private practice 1994 - 2006 

Professional Affiliations, Committees

• PCSC Criminal Procedure Committee chair 
• PCSC Executive Committee member 
• PCSC History Committee member 
• Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court - President 2019-2020
• Presiding Family Court Judge 2018-2019
• American Bar Association member
• Superior Court Judges Association member
• Washington Women Lawyers member
• TPCBA President 2005
• TPCBA Family Law Section - President 2003
• TPCBA Outstanding Service Award 2003

Civic Involvement

• Habitat for Humanity 
• YMCA Mock Trial Competition
• Race for the Cure 
• Law Week - Judges in Classroom 
• Tacoma Rotary #8