Hon. Claire Sussman is a judge for the Pierce County District Court in Washington. She was elected to the bench in 2010 and was retained to the seat in subsequent elections.
Sussman received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington in 1989. She then completed a J.D. at the University of Puget Sound School of Law in 1992.
Prior to joining the District Court, Sussman worked for six years as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the Pierce County District Attorney’s Office and as a private practice attorney in the Birnbaum Law Offices for five.
Sussman also sat for several years as a pro tem judge in the Pierce County District Court and Puyallup Municipal Court.
She has been a faculty member of the Washington State Judicial College.
Her memberships included the District and Municipal Court Judges Association and the American Inn of Court (Emeritus).
From a civic standpoint, Sussman volunteered her time at the Emergency Food Network and Wreaths Across American and was a tutor for Communities in Schools and a mentor for the Senior High School Internship Program and the Tacoma Business Academy.
She has been a supporter of Lawyers Helping Hungry Children, St. Francis House, Helping Hand House, Tacoma Community College, and the Girl Scouts of America.
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