Judge Ketu Shah is campaigning to retain his position on the King County District Court. Because judicial races often fly under the radar, it’s important to understand why you should vote for Judge Shah.

Judge Shah is an exceptional judge. He is endorsed by all of his fellow Northeast District Court judges and judges from all levels of state court, including all nine Washington Supreme Court Justices. Judge Shah has the respect of attorneys that practice in his courtroom. He was rated a top-10 judge by attorneys who appeared before him in the most recent King County Bar Association survey.

Judge Shah is highly respected in the legal community. He has over 20 years of broad legal experience as a domestic violence prosecutor and private civil attorney. Judge Shah is rated “Exceptionally Well Qualified” by all seven bar associations and is endorsed by prominent legal professionals and elected leaders, including Attorney General Bob Ferguson and King County Sheriff John Urquhart. He is endorsed by every Democratic organization on the Eastside and has the overwhelming support of our community leaders, including representatives Stanford, Senn, Clibborn, Goodman, Habib, and Hunter, and councilmembers Dembowski, Gossett, Hague, and Lambert.

Our courts need judges who have earned the trust of attorneys, fellow judges, and their local communities. Judge Shah is exactly this type of judge and we need to keep him on the bench.

Please join me and vote to retain Judge Ketu Shah.

Shalini Koduri, Sammamish