Bar Ratings
Received since 2018
Well-Qualified
King County Bar Association
Latina/o Bar Association
Exceptionally Well-Qualified
Loren Miller Bar Association
Cardozo Society of Washington State
QLAW - The LGBT Bar Association of Washington
The Joint Asian Bar Association
Well-Qualified for SMC
King County Bar Association
Latina/o Bar Association
Exceptionally Well-Qualified for SMC
Loren Miller Bar Association
QLAW - The LGBT Bar Association of Washington
The Joint Asian Bar Association
Cardozo Society of Washington State
Well-Qualified for King County Superior Court
King County Bar Association
Exceptionally Well-Qualified for King County Superior Court
Loren Miller Bar Association
QLAW - The LGBT Bar Association of Washington
The Joint Asian Bar Association
Latina/o Bar Association
Cardozo Society of Washington State
From the 2021 King County Bar Association Survey for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Published March 22, 2022:
"Likely the best judge in the building, the community is lucky to have you."
"Judge Chess was willing to take time to understand the circumstances of my clients' lives. She is able to summarize issues very clearly and will speaking directly to my clients so that they understand what is happening and why. She is willing to be flexible and take people's individual situation and struggles into account when making decisions. She makes the people who appear before her feel like they have a voice, so that even if she does not rule in the way that they wanted, they know that their position considered."
"I have never heard the name "Faye Chess" before she became a judge. However, since becoming Judge, and after appearing before her on many cases and occasions, I have to say she is one of the best Jurists in Seattle. Thank you for your decision to public service, and your presence on the bench."
"One of the kindest, thoughtful, patient, and empathetic judges that in over four decades of practice I have appeared before. I hope I retire before she does and she will be greatly missed when she does so."
"Judge Chess is a leader within the SM bench. Her ability to be neutral, respectful, and fully engaged with all dynamics of a criminal case is the model all judges should follow. I truly respect Judge Chess and appreciate her dedication and determination."
Endorsements
Washington State Supreme Court
Justice G. Helen Whitener
Justice Steven Gonzalez
Justice Mary Yu
Washington State Court of Appeals
Judge Lori Kay Smith
King County Superior Court
Judge David Keenan
Judge Jason Poydras
Judge Johanna Bender
Judge Matthew Williams
Judge Michael Scott
Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps
Judge Veronica Galvan
Judge Karen Donohue
Ret. Dean Lum
Ret. Judge Michael Spearman
Ret. Judge Monica Benton
Ret. Laura Inveen
Kent Municipal Court
Judge Anthony Gipe
King County District Court
Judge Fa'amomoi Masaniai
judge Lisa O'Toole
Judge Virginia Amato
Judge Rebecca Robertson
Judge Matthew York
Judge Gregg Hirawaka
Judge Michael J. Finkle
Judge E. Raina Rampersad
Judge Rhonda Laumann
Judge Lisa Paglisotti
Puyullup Municipal Court
Judge Andrea Beall
Lakewood Municipal Court
Judge Lisa Mansfield
Seattle Municipal Court
Judge Adam Eisenberg
Judge Andrea Chin
Judge Catherine McDowall
Judge Willie Gregory
Ret. Judge Edward McKenna
Renton Municipal Court
Judge Kara Murphy Richards
Judge Joann May Grider
Issaquah Municipal Court
Judge N. Scott Stewart
Office of Administrative Hearings
Judge Bonnie Glenn
Board of Industrial Insurance
Industrial Appeal Judge Andrea Samonica Jarmon
Bremerton Municipal Court
Judge Tracy Flood