Peter Peaquin is the sole listed candidate for King County Northeast Electoral District Court Judge, Position 7, 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 7
Party: Nonpartisan
The county’s judicial biography says the King County Council unanimously appointed Peaquin in November 2023. He serves at the Redmond Courthouse in the court’s East Division, hearing criminal and civil matters.
Education and experience
His official biography lists a bachelor’s degree in economics from Western New England College and a law degree from Tulane University.
Before his appointment, Peaquin spent more than 30 years practicing law, primarily defending people accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses. His judicial experience included work as a municipal judge pro tem, a King County District Court commissioner and a health law judge for the Washington Department of Health.
The county biography describes his experience in criminal trials and representing people facing behavioral health and addiction challenges. No submitted Surround Sound questionnaire was available for this profile.
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