Richard B. Sanders

Richard B. Sanders is a former member of the Washington Supreme Court. He is a land use attorney and an advocate of property rights. He was elected in 1995 to a partial term to fill a vacancy on the court, defeating Rosselle Pekelis despite a "not qualified" rating from the King County Bar Association.[1][2] He was re-elected to two additional full six-year terms in 1998 and 2004. His judicial philosophy was libertarian and pro-life.

In 2010, Sanders ran for reelection and lost to Charlie Wiggins in one of the closer elections in Washington State. Major campaign issues were his statement that certain minority groups "have a crime problem" and his vote upholding a ban on gay marriage.[3] In 2012 he ran and lost a bid to return to the Washington Supreme Court.[4]

In 1976 Sanders was one of the first lawyers to defy the American Bar Association's Code of Professional Responsibility that proscribed public advertising.[5]

References
  1. Serrano, Barbara A. (1995-11-08), "Pekelis Knocked Off Bench After 6 Months; Sanders Takes Property- Rights Road To Victory In Heated Race", Seattle Times, retrieved 2011-10-08
  2. S, Eli; ers. "Does His Name Sound Too Mexican?". The Stranger. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. "Clipped From The Bellingham Herald". The Bellingham Herald. 2012-10-25. pp. A3. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. Sanders' Reelection Website Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Clipped From The Spokesman-Review". The Spokesman-Review. 1976-02-17. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-04-23.


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