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.[1] He was re-elected to two additional full six-year terms in 1998 and 2004. His judicial philosophy is strongly libertarian and pro-life.

In 2010, Sanders ran for reelection and lost to Charlie Wiggins in one of the closer elections in Washington State. In 2012 he ran and lost a bid to return to the Washington Supreme Court.[2]

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. ↑ Saunders' Reelection Website Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


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