TRUSTED JUSTICE
Thank you for voting me in as Kitsap County District Court Judge (Position 3)!
TRUSTED JUSTICE
Thank you for voting me in as Kitsap County District Court Judge (Position 3)
I’m from here – Port Orchard, Kitsap County. I grew up in a diverse family of different cultures – and think that has given me a head start in living an inclusive life and seeing equality as part of every day’s responsibility. I’m now a Judge Pro Tem in the Kitsap District Court, doing the job I seek to win with your vote. I’m also currently the Court Commissioner for the City of Bremerton, a position I’ve held since 2013. I’ve been on the bench hearing hundreds of cases from Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo to Port Orchard. I’m a former prosecutor, been a conflict public defender, and have been in private practice since 2006. I have argued cases at every level in Washington from Municipal Court all the way to the State Supreme Court.
“…fair, impartial and dedicated to following established law.”

I’ve enthusiastically done my share of community-building as a member of the North Kitsap Poulsbo Rotary Club (former president of its Foundation) and worked on setting up a Domestic Violence Shelter in Poulsbo. I’ve been a coach for the North Kitsap Soccer Club, a Community Action Board member, and a Pro Bono Board Member. I’m active in my local church, I’ve participated in the annual Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society and worked as a volunteer at fundraisers, such as the Viking Tour. I volunteer at Kitsap Children’s Musical Theater, North Kitsap High School Band, and previously volunteered at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. I’ve taught law enforcement reservists criminal procedure at Peninsula College and participated in the Olympic College Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation fundraising events. The highlight of my life, however is living with my fabulous wife, business and parenting partner Kendra Stone Seaman and my two daughters that make me proud each day.
I have been given much by this community, and I have worked every day to make its justice accessible, available, and approachable to all. In these times of unprecedented changes and challenges, I want to ensure we all have at least one service which remains reliable and stable: Trusted Justice. I’d appreciate your vote on November 8th.
Thanks for listening,
Shane Seaman
Candidate for Kitsap County District Court Judge (Position 3)
Why You Need to Finish Your Ballot
Did you know that most people cannot even name a judge, much less ever appear before one?
Yet, if you or someone in your family had to depend on one being impartial and fair, you’d probably make sure you took voting for judges as a serious responsibility and not skip over the job.
But that’s not the story for what’s happening now.
Of the 168,827 registered voters in a recent General Election in Kitsap County, there were 122,284 who voted (a respectable 72.4%). However, the number who actually voted through to the races at the bottom of the lengthy ballot (where the judicial races are located) was only about 75,000 voted – about a drop of 46,500 votes less!)
Please do remember to finish your ballot. All the District Court Candidates will be included in your County-produced voter pamphlet due out four weeks before the election. It includes the background and campaign statements from each candidate.
Key Campaign dates
Primary Ballots Mailed Out
Shane will not appear on the primary ballot as there are only two candidates for the position.
All General Election Ballots must be post-marked/received
November 8, 2022
Swearing In For The New Judge
January 2, 2023
VOLUNTEER
Thinking of Being Involved in a Fun Campaign?
Join us – the people of Shane Seaman’s Campaign for Judge as we get voters interested in keeping their local and county justice protected and run by honorable, fair and committed judges.
Join us in helping deliver a message of how important it is for voters not to skip over the judicial races this year – and all years – as they are critical to our country’s democracy.
Unfortunately, over a third of our voters skip over the judicial races – they are close to the end of the ballot – so our job is to make them aware of the need to “finish your ballot.”
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