Department 8

• Judge: Honorable Brian Tollefson
• Elected / Appointed: Jan. 9, 1989

Education

• University of Nevada, 2009, Master of Judicial Studies
• Willamette University College of Law 1976
• University of Washington 1973

Career Highlights

• Presiding Judge for Pierce County Superior Court, 1997
• Member of Superior Court Judges' Association Board of Trustees, 1994 - 1999
• Member of the Board of Directors for Washington State CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) October, 2004 - October, 2006
• Law Clerk for Honorable Charles T. Wright, Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court 1976 - 1978
• Private practice 1979 - 1988

Professional Affiliations, Committees

• ASTAR (Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource) Science and Technology Fellow, 2009 to present
• Member of the Washington State Superior Court Judges' Association Education Committee
• Member and former chair of the Washington State Superior Court Judges' Association Technology Committee
• Member of the Board for Court Education of Washington State Courts
• Member of the Washington State Courts' Judicial Information System Data Management Steering Committee
• Emeritus Member Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court, Chapter XXV