G. Helen Whitener
Non-Partisan | Washington
Candidate Profile
Uncontested
BIOGRAPHY
Name
G. Helen Whitener
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary & Secretary of State Special
Race
Supreme Court, Position 6
Incumbent
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EDUCATION
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Race
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (13)
26th Legislative District Democrats
31st District Democrats (WA)
32nd LD Democrats
37th Legislative District Democrats
Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment (APACE)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2020)
Danielle Reser (2020)
Emily Randall (2020)
International Association of Firefighters (includes national, state & local affiliates) (2020)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
Justice Whitener signed a 2020 letter that said, "The legal community must recognize that we all bear responsibility for this on-going [racial] injustice, and that we are capable of taking steps to address it, if only we have the courage and the will."
Justice Whitener was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Pierce County Superior Court in 2015 and then to Washington Supreme Court on April 13, 2019. iVoterGuide has rated Governor Inslee as “Very Liberal,” and Governor Inslee has received a 100% vote rating from Planned Parenthood and a 94% vote rating from Human Rights Campaign.
Judge Voter Guide gives this candidate a rating of 3 out of 10. QLaw gave Justice Whitener its highest rating.
Justice Whitener posted a "Happy Pride" video in 2020, describing herself as an "LGBTQI...justice." Justice Whitener has also written a poem criticizing traditional views of gender.
Notable court cases:
- Justice Whitener joined the Washington Supreme Court majority in State v. Blake (2021), which held that a drug-possession law criminalized the unintentional possession of drugs and was therefore unconstitutional.
- Justice Whitener joined the dissent in Leishman v. Ogden Murphy Wallace, PLLC (2020), in which the majority of the Washington Supreme Court held that a gay man alleging discrimination could not carry out a retaliatory lawsuit against a government contractor.
- Justice Whitener signed the majority opinion in State v. Martinez (2020), which held that certain hearsay testimony can be used as evidence in rape trials even though hearsay is generally not admissible in court.
QUESTIONNAIRE
VALUES
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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What types of pro bono work have you done?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
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Why should the voters choose you?
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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Justices should not interpret the federal and state constitutions as living documents, but should use a textualist and originalist approach to interpretation.
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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What is the proper use of legislative history in interpreting statutory law?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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Which current or past U.S. Supreme Court justice best reflects your judicial philosophy?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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How should a court address the balance between public health and individual freedoms in the time of a pandemic?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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In light of the case Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a prohibition on sexual-orientation discrimination, which justice’s opinion most closely aligns with your own opinion?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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What role (if any) does a judge have in maintaining the separation of church and state?
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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When should a judge overturn past court decisions?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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How should a judge determine which rights are protected by the Constitution even though they are not specifically mentioned?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What legal principles should a court consider when evaluating parents’ objection to their child obtaining medical procedures or drugs designed to affirm the child’s desired gender?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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What principles should guide a court’s analysis of whether your state’s constitution gives terminally ill patients a right to assisted suicide?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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Would you describe your judicial philosophy as originalist, living constitutionalist, or something else?
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