Jill Klinge is the sole listed candidate for King County Northeast Electoral District Court Judge, Position 5, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, according to King County Elections. The race is nonpartisan.

Candidate information

Office sought: King County Northeast District Court Judge, Position 5

Party: Nonpartisan

The county’s judicial biography says the King County Council unanimously appointed Klinge in 2019. She serves at the Bellevue Courthouse, hearing criminal and civil matters.

Education and experience

Her official biography lists a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from the University of California, Davis, in 1988 and a law degree from the same university in 1991.

Klinge previously worked as a deputy district attorney in Oakland, California, practiced in wills and estates and served as Redmond’s prosecuting attorney for 13 years. From 2013 to 2019, she worked as a judge pro tem in King County District Court and the municipal courts of Issaquah, Renton and Tukwila, according to the biography.

The county biography also lists service on the Village Theatre board in Issaquah and community volunteer work. No submitted Surround Sound questionnaire was available for this profile.

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