Judge Linda Coburn is on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot for Washington State Court of Appeals Judge, Division 1, District 2-2. The nonpartisan seat covers parts of northwest Washington, including Snohomish County.

Coburn has held the Division 1 seat since 2020, according to BallotReady election data.

She is certified for the ballot.

Candidate information

Name: Linda W.Y. Coburn

Office sought: Washington State Court of Appeals Judge, Division 1, District 2-2

Election: Nov. 3, 2026, Washington General Election

Party: Nonpartisan

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in communications, University of Washington
  • Master's degree in journalism, Ohio University
  • Certificate in publishing, Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course at Harvard University
  • Juris doctor, Seattle University (2005)

Coburn received the 2005 Barrister Award from Seattle University School of Law, according to her biography on the Washington State Courts website.

Experience and public service

Coburn was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and immigrated to the Midwest at age four, according to the Washington State Courts biography. She worked as a journalist, according to BallotReady.

After earning her law degree, Coburn completed a clerkship at the Snohomish County Superior Court under Judge George N. Bowden. She then clerked at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One, under Judge Stephen J. Dwyer, according to her appellate court biography.

She worked as an attorney at the Snohomish County Public Defender Association starting in 2006, according to the Washington State Courts website.

Coburn served as Edmonds Municipal Court judge starting in 2015, according to BallotReady. She has held the Division 1 appeals court seat since 2020.

She has served on the Washington State Supreme Court's Minority and Justice Commission since 2015. She served on the commission's Jury Diversity Task Force and the state Pretrial Reform Task Force. She served on the Washington State Supreme Court's Gender and Justice Commission Study Advisory Committee, according to her appellate court biography.

She served on the governing board of the District and Municipal Court Judges Association and as a faculty member at the Judicial College.

Professional memberships: Washington State Bar Association, Snohomish County Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges and the Asian Bar Association of Washington.

In 2018, Coburn received the Asian Bar Association of Washington Judge of the Year Award.

On the issues

No candidate questionnaire responses, issue statements or endorsement records from eligible sources were available for this profile.

The Port Gardner Gazette candidate questionnaire was sent toLinda Coburn's campaign. No response was received as of Oct. 12, 2026. The policy positions below are drawn from her public campaign website and public records.