Judge E. Rania Rampersad to Be Sworn in to Superior Court
King County Superior Court Presiding Judge Patrick Oishi will swear in Judge E. Rania Rampersad on Monday, Aug. 14 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.
“We are pleased to welcome Judge Rampersad to the Superior Court bench,” King County Superior Court Presiding Judge Patrick Oishi. “Her knowledge, skills and experience will ensure we provide access to justice for all people in King County.”
Judge Rampersad was appointed by Gov. Inslee on July 21. She will replace Judge Catherine Shaffer, who retired in July. Her first assignment is to Unified Family Court at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.
Judge Rampersad comes to Superior Court from King County District Court, where she has served as a judge since 2021. Before joining the bench, she worked as the director of Eleemosynary Legal Services, P.S., a nonprofit organization she founded in 2016. There, she maintained an appellate practice for indigent clients. Rampersad has also worked as a criminal defense attorney and as an assistant attorney general. Judge Rampersad began her legal career in Washington as a law clerk to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Madsen.
Judge Rampersad earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington. She earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
About the Court
King County Superior Court handles civil matters, domestic matters, felony criminal cases, juvenile matters, and appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction. It is comprised of 54 judges, each elected to 4-year terms by the voters of King County, or, in the event of a vacancy, appointed by the Governor.
King County Superior Court Judges are assigned to departments of the Court; these assignments rotate annually. The court’s departments are Criminal, Civil, Dependency, Drug Court, Juvenile, Unified Family Court, Ex Parte & Probate, and Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) Court.
