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
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