Fain v. Chapman

This case is similar to the consolidated cases of Hallin v. Trent and Straw v. Greco. See Hallin v. Trent, 94 Wash. 2d 671, 619 P.2d 357 (1980). Those cases involved Laws of 1979, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 202 (hereinafter chapter 202), which provided for new judicial positions in the superior courts in certain counties. The issue presented to this court was whether the Auditors in Cowlitz and Pierce Counties should be required to accept filings and declarations of candidacy for the new judicial positions for election in 1980. We held the positions were not subject to the elective process in 1980.