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Meet your elected officials
Learn about King County's elected officials.
Executive Dow Constantine
Serving his fourth-term as King County Executive, Dow Constantine leads one of the largest regional governments in the United States. His priority is that every person be able to thrive, be economically secure, and contribute to the life of our community.
He is focused on meeting two of the greatest generational challenges of our time: building equity and opportunity, and confronting climate change. Guiding every initiative is the goal of becoming the most forward looking, best run government in the nation.
Courts
King County has 2 courts - District Court and Superior Court, whose judges are elected to 4 year terms.
District Court
King County District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction, and has 25 elected judges who hear a range of civil and criminal cases at 10 locations throughout the County.
Superior Court
King County Superior Court is a general jurisdiction, and has more than 50 judges who hear a range of civil and criminal cases at 3 main locations.