| Field | Detail | Source |
|---|
| Full Name | George Alan Steele | T1 |
| Residence | Shelton, Mason County, Washington | T1 |
| Party | Nonpartisan (Washington judicial offices are elected on a nonpartisan basis) | T1 |
| Education | Juris Doctor, University of Puget Sound School of Law (1983) | T2 |
| Employment | Judge, Mason County District Court. Elected November 2018, took office January 1, 2019, re-elected 2022, current term through December 31, 2026.; Judge, Shelton Municipal Court, beginning February 2009 through 2018.; Pro tempore judge, Mason County District Court, prior to election to the full-time seat.; Attorney in private practice in Shelton for more than twenty years, with work in criminal defense, civil, and bankruptcy matters; earlier service as a deputy prosecutor. Began practicing law in 1982. | T1 |
1 Election History
| Year | Race | Result |
|---|
| 2026 | Mason County District Court Judge | Pending. Sole candidate as of the filing period; advances to the general election. |
| 2022 | Mason County District Court Judge | Re-elected to a term running through December 31, 2026. |
| 2018 | Mason County District Court Judge | Elected; took office January 1, 2019. |
2 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|
| Filing Entity | PDC filer STEEG 584, 2026 cycle as of 2026-07-03: total raised $1,000.00, total spent $0.00, cash carried forward $0.00. Jurisdiction MASON CO DISTRICT COURT. Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov, dataset 3h9x-7bvm), as_of 2026-07-03. | T1 |
3 Vulnerability Assessment
1 sourced findings. All sourced at T1 (Official Record) or T2 (Multi-Source Media) per clearthemud provenance model. No T3/T4 claims included.
Finding 3.1: Superior Court disqualified Steele from a criminal case in 2025 MODERATE
- What happened
- In June 2025, Mason County Superior Court Judge Monty Cobb granted a writ of mandamus filed by Mason County Prosecutor Michael Dorcy and disqualified Judge Steele from a case involving Robert Bird, a Belfair man charged after allegedly firing a crossbow at a neighbor in violation of a protection order. Steele declined to find probable cause three times, citing concern over whether there was sufficient evidence that the defendant knew he was required to leave his home, and did not enter a not guilty plea or set a trial date. The Superior Court found that fixing bail and setting initial conditions of release are not discretionary rulings. The disqualification is a matter of public Mason County Superior Court record and was independently corroborated across local coverage as of 2026-07-04.
- Source tier
- T2
- Political impact
- Moderate
- Defense
- Steele's stated concern was whether the evidence showed the defendant knew he was required to leave his home. The disqualification addressed a single case and did not remove him from the bench. He has no WSBA disciplinary record and the Commission on Judicial Conduct reported no disciplinary action against him.
- https://www.masoncounty.com/story/2025/06/12/news/district-judge-disqualified-from-crossbow-case/5481.html
4 Source Verification
- Data Sources
- WA SOS, WA PDC, local media, public records
- Collection Date
- 2026-07-04
- Highest Tier
- T1 (Official Record)
- Methodology
- OSINT deep-dive using exclusively public-record sources. All findings at T1 or T2. No T3/T4 claims included.