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Judge Christon Skinne
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Judge Skinner was elected as judge for the Island County Superior Court, Pos. 1, in November 2020. His term began on Jan. 11, 2021, succeeding Judge Alan R. Hancock, who served 32 years as Island County Superior Court judge before retiring.
Prior to his election, Judge Skinner was an attorney in private practice in Oak Harbor, Wash. for 41 years, emphasizing trial practice and litigation in both civil and criminal cases. After graduating from Willamette University College of Law in 1979, Judge Skinner was employed by the Oak Harbor law firm of Zylstra, Beeksma & Waller and became a partner in that firm in 1985.
In 1996, Judge Skinner opened the Law Office of Christon C. Skinner, P.S. and was the owner of that firm until Dec. 31, 2020. In addition to the Oak Harbor office, the firm maintained a second law office in Friday Harbor, Wash. from 2008 through 2016.
Judge Skinner attended Pacific Lutheran University as an undergraduate and obtained a bachelor of arts degree in economics and political science in 1976.
Judge Carolyn C
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Judge Cliff was elected as judge for Island County Superior Court in November 2020. Previously, she served for two decades as a superior court judge pro tem. She had also served as Island County's Superior Court Commissioner, Langley's Municipal Court Judge, and a judge pro tem for the Island County District Court. During many of those same years, Judge Cliff also had a successful private law practice in Langley, Wash..
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Megan Frazier
Court AdministratorPhone: 360-678-7929
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Brigette Juras
Assistant Court AdministratorPhone: 360-678-7973
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Superior Court
Physical Address
101 NE 6th Street
Law and Justice Building
Coupeville, WA 98239
Mailing Address
1 NE 7th Street
Coupeville, WA 98239
Phone Numbers
- Whidbey: 360-679-7361
- Camano: 360-629-4522, ext. 7361
- South Whidbey: 360-321-5111, ext. 7361
Hours
Monday through Friday
8 am to 4:30 pm