Okanogan Superior Court - Judge Position 2 · Okanogan County

Since 2025, Judge Rachel Hong has served as Okanogan County Superior Court Judge, bringing to the bench more than two decades of legal experience. Before her appointment, she spent over a decade as a law clerk to a U.S. District Court judge, drafting hundreds of judicial rulings and managing complex trial proceedings from jury selection through verdict. She also practiced as a litigator handling complex civil and criminal matters in state and federal courts. Judge Hong has called Okanogan County home for nearly a decade. She came here not just to practice law, but to be part of this community – working the orchards of the Methow Valley, serving on the board of TwispWorks, playing on a local women’s hockey team, and building the kind of roots that ground a judge in the real lives of the people she serves. She seeks election to continue the work she has already begun: ensuring that everyone who comes before the court – regardless of their means or background – is genuinely heard and treated with dignity. She is committed to being a judge who listens carefully, thinks rigorously, explains the law and her decisions clearly, and applies the rule of law fairly.