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Candidate Dossier: Paul Wohl

2026 Thurston County District Court Judge Position 3

TLP:GREEN Date: 2026-06-11 Party: Non-Partisan District: Thurston County
FieldDetailSource
Full NamePaul Wohl (Paul D. Wohl on PDC filings)T1
ResidenceOlympia, Thurston County, Washington (campaign address 1910 4th Ave E PMB 247, Olympia, WA 98506)T1
PartyNonpartisan (judicial race)T1
Military ServiceCommissioned as a U.S. Army officer at the University of WashingtonT2.5
EducationB.A., University of Washington (1988); J.D., Seattle University School of Law (1991)T1
EmploymentCourt Commissioner, Thurston County District Court, appointed by the District Court judges in August 2013; Practiced law in Thurston, Pierce, and King Counties for 22 years before appointment to the bench; Prosecutor for the City of Olympia for 14 years; Deputy prosecutor, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Federal Way; Began legal career as a public defender in King County; Teaches "Street Law" at Timberline High SchoolT1

1 Election History

YearRaceResult
2013Thurston County District Court CommissionerAppointed by the District Court judges (August 2013)
2026Thurston County District Court Position 3Pending (filed 5/4/2026; sole candidate; ballot status "Advanced to General", unopposed judicial race skips the 2026-08-04 primary)

2 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)

MetricValueSource
Total Raised$2,575.13 raised as of 2026-06-10 across 7 receipts (latest 2026-05-31): $2,569.88 in-kind, self-paid $2,069.88 filing fee (2026-05-06) and $500 in-kind consulting from Danielle Westbrook, plus $5.25 cashT0
Total Spent$3,868.91 spent as of 2026-06-10 across 11 records (latest 2026-05-18); notable items: $2,069.88 filing fee (2026-05-06), $727.50 Westbrook consulting (Mar-May), $481.69 Xpress Signs yard signs (2026-04-28), $296.46 Boston Harbor Photography, $168.33 OlyFed, $124.55 Soaring Heights Consulting (domain and NationBuilder)T0
Filing EntityPDC filer WOHLP--860, office District Court Judge Pos. 3, THURSTON CO DISTRICT COURT; C-1 registration first received 2026-02-27, most recent amendment 2026-06-03. Filed candidacy with WA SOS 5/4/2026 8:28 AM; status Active; ballot status "Advanced to General" (unopposed, race skips the 2026-08-04 primary)T0

3 Endorsements

4 Source Verification

Data Sources
WA SOS, WA PDC, local media, public records
Collection Date
2026-06-11
Highest Tier
T1 (Official Record)
Methodology
Public filing data with OSINT enrichment. No T3/T4 claims included.
TLP:GREEN, Approved for public sharing