Cathy Moore

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Cathy Moore

Nonpartisan

Seattle City Council District 5

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Debora Juarez

Prior offices

King County Superior Court

Successor: Jason Holloway

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

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Cathy Moore is a member of the Seattle City Council in Washington, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2027.

Moore ran for election to the Seattle City Council to represent District 5 in Washington. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Seattle, Washington (2023)

General election

General election for Seattle City Council District 5

Cathy Moore defeated ChrisTiana ObeySumner in the general election for Seattle City Council District 5 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Moore (Nonpartisan)	64.1	19,334
		ChrisTiana ObeySumner (Nonpartisan)	35.6	10,729
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	93

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,156
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 5

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 5 on August 1, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Moore (Nonpartisan)	30.7	7,327
✔		ChrisTiana ObeySumner (Nonpartisan)	24.4	5,823
		Nilu Jenks (Nonpartisan)	18.8	4,494
		Justin Simmons (Nonpartisan)	11.0	2,619
		Tye Reed (Nonpartisan)	4.6	1,103
		Boegart Bibby (Nonpartisan)	4.3	1,021
		Bobby Tucker (Nonpartisan)	1.9	442
		Shane Macomber (Nonpartisan)	1.5	356
		Rebecca Williamson (Nonpartisan)	1.3	317
		Lucca Murdoch Howard (Nonpartisan)	1.1	266
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	84

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,852
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Cathy Moore (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

See also: Washington local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Washington held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election by May 20, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election. Cathy Moore defeated Eric Newman in the King Superior Court nonpartisan general election for Position 44.

King Superior Court, Position 44 General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cathy Moore	55.55%	431,407
Eric Newman	44.45%	345,248
Total Votes		776,655
Source: Washington Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 13, 2016

Cathy Moore and Eric Newman defeated Jackson Schmidt in the King Superior Court nonpartisan primary for Position 44.

King Superior Court, Position 44 Nonpartisan Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cathy Moore	55.76%	208,371
Eric Newman	36.39%	135,970
Jackson Schmidt	7.85%	29,353
Total Votes		373,694
Source: King County Elections, "August 2, 2016 Primary," accessed August 3, 2016

Selection method

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Endorsements

Moore received the following endorsements in 2016:

• King County Democrats
• 46th District Democrats
• Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen
• Washington State Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez
• State Rep. Gerry Pollet (D)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Cathy Moore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Moore's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	Readiness Over the years I served as a judge/commissioner pro tem in superior court, I witnessed a dramatic change in the caseload of the court as well as a profound shift in the approach taken by the court to justice. Complex civil litigation filings such as commercial and tort claims are on a steady decline while filings in mental illness, guardianships, juvenile matters are on the rise. While criminal filings have also risen slightly, there are still significantly more domestic (family) filings each year than criminal filings. Perspective The perception that superior court is mostly a criminal court does not match the reality of the work of the court, work that is increasingly focused on handling a myriad of social challenges. In response to the social challenges of family breakdown, drug addiction, mental illness, youth-at-risk, the court has embraced therapeutic justice or problem-solving courts. Hand-in hand with this development is the increasing use of alternatives to incarceration. Experience With the court’s changing caseload, the court needs judges who are experienced in the areas of family law, juvenile law, and mental illness law. With the shift towards therapeutic justice, the court needs judges who can effectively preside in problem-solving courts because these courts operate very differently from the traditional trial court. As a judge and commissioner pro tem, I presided over family court, juvenile court and mental illness court cases. As a former Drug Court judge with the Lummi Nation Tribal Court, I presided in a therapeutic court. With over 8 years of judicial experience, six of those years judging in the state’s highest trial court, I am an experienced jurist. I will bring both traditional trial and problem-solving court skills to the job of judging. Justice I will also bring a passion for justice. Over the course of my career, I have sought to ensure that justice is accessible and equal in its application. I have provided thousands of hours of free legal representation to those unable to afford an attorney. I have worked to remove structural barriers to justice. I have come to understand the corrosive role institutional racism, implicit bias and racial disproportionality play in our justice system. Judges can and must address these challenges both as individual judges deciding matters before them and as members of the judicial branch. There is much to be done and much that can be done to realize our promise of “justice for all.” As a King County Superior Court judge, I will do all in my power to make the promise a reality.	”
—Cathy Moore (2016),

Additional themes

Moore provided the following statement for the Washington general election voters pamphlet:

“	With eight years of judicial experience, six as a judge pro tem in King County Superior Court, I am an experienced judge. I have made the difficult decisions that profoundly affect people’s lives; decisions about liberty, property, family. As a trial attorney in King County Superior Court, I learned how to judge from experienced and talented judges. Their lessons inform my own judging. For 25+years, I have worked to remove barriers to justice while also serving my community. I have provided thousands of hours of free legal representation, created a new revenue stream, $1million to date, that funds civil legal aid, shut down a predatory lending operation, and expanded legal services for victims of domestic violence. As a King County Superior Court judge, I will work to raise awareness of implicit bias and find solutions to racial disproportionality. I will diligently pursue justice for all.	”
—Cathy Moore (2016)

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Preceded by Debora Juarez	Seattle City Council District 5 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	King County Superior Court -2022	Succeeded by Jason Holloway