Department 12

• Judge: Stephanie A. Arend
• Elected / Appointed: Sept. 1999
• Address: 2006 State of the Court address from the Presiding Judge for 2005 and 2006

Education

• University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D. 1988
• Alverno College, B.A. 1985

Career Highlights

• Lawyer at Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim 1988 - 1999
• Criminal Presiding Judge 2003 - 2004
• Presiding Judge for years 2005 - 2006
• Presiding Family Court Judge 2008 - 2009

Professional Affiliations, Committees

• Presiding Judge Education Committee (Board for Court Education) 2007 - 2011, Chair 2009 - 2010
• Best Practices Committee (Board for Judicial Administration) 2011
• Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court
• Superior Court Judges' Association
• Washington Women Lawyers
• Washington State Bar Association

Civic Involvement

• Organized Superior Court judges and commissioners to participate in Paint Tacoma - Pierce Beautiful 2003 -  2005, 2007 - 2008
• District Convener, YMCA High School Mock Trial Competition 2003 - 2006, 2008 - 2011

• Liberty Bell Award recipient 2010, Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section