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Tim Kovis

Executive Director of Full Court Press, a Washington state 501(c)4 nonprofit working to bring balance to the state's judicial system.

Sep 30, 2026

6:55
What is full court presses organizing principle reason for being and why focus specifically on these? I mean, of course, you are already more judicially focused anyway, but why this Supreme Court guide?
7:06
Yeah.
7:08
So as you mentioned, Full Court Press was established a couple of years ago in early 2024 with the mission to recruit and train candidates on how to run for office for judicial office in Washington state.
7:22
That there was a feeling that a vast majority of judicial races go uncontested.
7:28
There was a belief that people wanted and had interest to run for judge, but just didn't know how do you actually put together a campaign.
7:37
So we were formed to kind of fill that void in going out and connecting with potential candidates.
7:45
teaching the nuts and bolts of how you run a campaign, how you do the little things so that you can be successful, you know, everything from trial court all the way up to the state Supreme Court.
11:51
If you're not endorsing and sort of pointing directly voters to particular candidates, what is the central question your guide is trying to help voters answer? And let me start with you, Tim.

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