Thurston County District Court Judge Sam Meyer, who has held the Position 2 bench since 2008, is running for reelection in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
The race is nonpartisan. Meyer is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady.
Candidate information
Name: Sam Meyer
Office sought: Thurston County District Court Judge, Position 2
Party: Nonpartisan
Hometown roots: Meyer is a fourth-generation Thurston County resident, according to the Thurston County District Court website.
Education:
- High school diploma, Olympia High School (1980)
- Bachelor's degree, Seattle University (1984)
- Juris doctor, Seattle University (1995)
Experience and public service
After earning his law degree, Meyer served as a law clerk at the Washington State Supreme Court from 1995 to 1996, according to the Thurston County District Court website. He then entered private law practice from 1996 to 2004, according to BallotReady.
Meyer worked as a defense attorney at Thurston County Public Defense from 2005 to 2008, according to BallotReady profile data. He was elected to the Thurston County District Court bench in 2008 and has served in Position 2 since then, according to BallotReady.
Beyond the local bench, Meyer served as president of the District and Municipal Court Judges Association from 2019 to 2020, according to the Thurston County District Court website.
On the issues
No candidate questionnaire responses, campaign platform statements or stated priorities from Meyer were available in the materials reviewed for this profile.
Editor's note: The Capitol Record invited candidates in this race to complete a questionnaire. This profile will be updated if a response is received. Voters can find more information at the Thurston County District Court's judges page.
