A Letter from the Candidate...

Hello. My name is Tim Ford. I am seeking a seat on the Court of Appeals, Division II and I would appreciate your vote. 

I decided to run for the Court of Appeals because I believe the courts must be accountable to the people they serve.  Judges are expected to apply the laws as written, and to follow the constitution. I pledge to be hold individuals and government legally accountable while safeguarding individual rights and the public interest protected by law.   

I am challenging the incumbent because I believe her record on protecting individual rights and holding government accountable is weak.  She has voted to protect government at the expense of individuals in cases involving eminent domain, the right of a home owner to cut trees on their property and the right of parents to see a video of their child being bullied on a school bus.  She has also voted for not requiring sex offenders to register with county sheriffs if the sex offender did not live in a home.  

My judicial philosophy is plain.  Judges should apply existing law without bias, and follow the constitution.  Courts must protect individual rights guaranteed by law, and hold individuals accountable where they violate the law.  Government serves the public interest and must be held accountable by courts.

My experience is well suited to the Court of Appeals.  In the Washington State Office of the Attorney General, I was appointed Deputy Solicitor General and assisted with large variety of appellate cases at the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.  Last year I was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General for Government Accountability, and am an advocate for open government providing assistance to agencies and the public on open government issues.  Prior to my work in the Attorney General’s Office I filed appellate briefs in private practice on constitutional issues.  I have broad life experience and served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy as a helicopter pilot.  My wife and I live with our daughter in the Olympia area.

I am supported by the WA State Farm Bureau, Justice Richard Sanders, Retired Chief Justice James Anderson, Pierce County Prosecutor Gerry Horne, Port of Olympia Commissioner Paul Telford, and many others.

If you have any questions, my contact information can be found at: www.TimFord2008.com. Thank you for considering me for appellate court. 

Tim Ford