Stephanie Arend
- Department
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12
- Served since
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1999
- Biography
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Pierce County website
- Ranking
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16th of 22
(72.4% positive)
Hover over a chart to see the totals 
Criminal Law Knowledge
| Positive |
112 |
| Neutral |
77 |
| Negative |
29 |
Civil Law Knowledge
| Positive |
197 |
| Neutral |
88 |
| Negative |
34 |
Fairness
| Positive |
228 |
| Neutral |
114 |
| Negative |
60 |
Respect for Parties
| Positive |
233 |
| Neutral |
109 |
| Negative |
64 |
Respect for Attorneys
| Positive |
217 |
| Neutral |
110 |
| Negative |
74 |
Vote to re-elect?
| Positive |
308 |
| Neutral |
0 |
| Negative |
132 |
Fair and Competent?
| Positive |
329 |
| Neutral |
0 |
| Negative |
111 |
Sample Lawyer comments:
- "Judge Arend knows the law and is willing and able to research difficult points to ensure she reaches the correct ruling."
- "She is respectful and stern. I enjoy practicing in her courtroom."
- "She can be abrasive, but she has firm control over her courtroom. She expects attorneys to be prepared, and that's good."
- "Because she can be a bit arrogant, she can let her personal views of cases affect her rulings to a degree that she should not. However, sometimes her overly forceful approach can help resolve cases."
- "Tends to be biased towards certain attorneys and will curry favor with those attorneys."
Judge's response:
"Thank you for the opportunity to respond. Judges and others in the legal system rarely have the chance to receive feedback. I always appreciate meaningful comments for professional development. Ever since my appointment to the Bench in 1999, I have welcomed the opinions of lawyers, jurors, litigants and the public. I am grateful for these comments from lawyers and will continue my efforts to do all that is possible to ensure everyone who appears before me is afforded their legal rights fairly and without prejudice."
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