SEATTLE – Court of Appeals Judge Ian Birk’s campaign for WA State Supreme Court announced the endorsement of WA State Governor and former Attorney General Bob Ferguson. State Appeals Court Judge Ian Birk has served on Division 1 of the Appellate Court since 2022, following a two decade year career as a leading litigator and plaintiff’s attorney.
Ferguson said, “I’m proud to endorse Judge Ian Birk for State Supreme Court. Judge Birk has the integrity, experience, and commitment to the rule of law we need on our court. Birk has earned the support of his judicial colleagues and organizations statewide, and he deserves our vote.”
Governor Ferguson joins the broadest coalition of any candidate for Justice including Attorney General Nick Brown, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, former Governor Jay Inslee, 10 current and former Justices, over 100 judges from across the state, WA State Council of Fire Fighters, WA State Labor Council, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, WA Conservation, over 50 local Democratic organizations, and many more. A complete list can be found at www.ianbirk.com.
Throughout his career in private practice, Birk has championed the rights of individuals, and as a judge he has maintained a commitment to equal protection under the law. These experiences, and the unique perspectives of service on the appellate court, will inform his positions and opinions as Justice.
Birk is a 5th generation Washingtonian who attended public schools and enrolled early in the University of Washington, graduating with a BA at age 19 before enrolling in UW School of Law. Following law school, Birk served as a Clerk in the Washington State Supreme Court. In addition to his career in private practice, where he argued cases at all levels of the state judicial system in both Eastern and Western Washington, Birk spent a decade volunteering with the King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics, providing free legal assistance to people who could not afford an attorney.
Learn more at ianbirk.com.
Source: NWP Consulting
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
