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The Superior Court of Pierce County is organized into as many departments as there are judges authorized by law. Each departmental judge employs a full-time judicial assistant and court reporter. Seven full-time court commissioners are employed by the court. The commissioners preside over and decide matters in various divisions such as Civil, Juvenile, Civil Mental Health and Adoptions.

Individual Information
Use the photos below to view individual judge and commissioner profiles. The departments are numbered consecutively in the order of their creation, as follows:

*Area code: (253)
Dept. 1
Judge Orlando

Hon.
James
Orlando

*798-7578
Dept. 2
Judge Stolz

Hon.
Katherine
M. Stolz

*798-7573  
Dept. 3
Judge Larkin

Hon.
Thomas
P. Larkin

*798-7576  
Dept. 4
Judge Chushcoff

Hon.
Bryan
Chushcoff 

*798-7574  
Dept. 5
Judge Hogan

Hon.
Vicki
L. Hogan

*798-7566  
Dept. 6
Judge Nevin

Hon. 
Jack 
Nevin

*798-7502  
Dept. 7
Judge Costello

Hon. 
Jerry
Costello

*798-7568
Dept. 8
Judge Tollefson

Hon.
Brian
Tollefson

*798-7565
Dept. 9
Judge Murphy

Hon.
Edmund Murphy

*798-3655  
Dept. 10
Judge Johnson

Hon.
Garold
Johnson

*798-7572  
Dept. 11
Judge McCarthy

Hon.
John A. McCarthy

*798-7571  
Dept. 12
Judge Arend

Hon.
Stephanie
Arend

*798-7562  
Dept. 13
Judge Nelson

Hon.
Kathryn
J. Nelson

*798-7564  
Dept. 14
Judge Serko

Hon.
Susan
K. Serko

*798-3646  
Dept. 15
Judge Felnagle

Hon.
Thomas
J. Felnagle

*798-3966
Dept. 16
Judge Martin

Hon.
Elizabeth Martin

*798-6630  
Dept. 17
Judge Culpepper

Hon.
Ronald
Culpepper
Presiding
*798-6640  
Dept. 18
Judge Rumbaugh

Hon. 
Stan
J. Rumbaugh

*798-6650  
Dept. 19
Judge Lee

Hon.
Linda
CJ Lee

*798-7735  
Dept.20
Judge van Doorninck

Hon.
Kitty-Ann
van Doorninck

*798-6688  
Dept. 21
Judge Cuthertson

Hon.
Frank E. Cuthbertson

*798-7625  
Dept. 22
Judge Hickman

Hon.
John R. Hickman

*798-6779 
Comm.
Meagan
Foley 
Comm.
Mary
Dicke
Comm.
Mark
Gelman 
Comm.
Robyn
Lindsay 
Comm.
Diana 
Kiesel 
Presiding
Comm.
Clint
Johnson
Comm.
Wendy
Zicht
Comm.
Craig
Adams
Commissioner Services,  (253)798-6697