Judges

Department One
Hon. Roger A. Bennett
(1990 to Present)
360) 397-2315
Judge Bennett graduated from Puget Sound Law School and started his practice as a deputy prosecutor for Clark County in 1976.

Department Three
Hon. John F. Nichols
(1997 - present)
(360) 397-2260
Judge Nichols graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1975 and admitted to the Bar the same year. He served as a District Court judge from 1994 through 1997. On May 2, 1997, he got appointed to the Superior Court judgeship.

Department Four
Hon. Edwin L. Poyfair
(1992 - present)
(360) 397-2354
Judge Poyfair received his law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Oregon. He started his practice in 1972.

Department Five
Hon. Rich Melnick
(2010-present)
(360)397-2017
Judge Melnick received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School.

Department Six
Hon. Barbara D. Johnson
(1987 - present)
(360) 397-2005
Presiding Judge Johnson received her law degree from the University of Washington Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1975. Judge Johnson was sworn in as the first female judge for Clark County on January 1987.

Department Seven
Hon. James E. Rulli
(1997 - present)
(360) 397-6133
Judge Rulli attended Lewis and Clark law School in Oregon. He served as a court commissioner from 1992 to 1995.

Department Eight
Hon. Diane M. Woolard
(July 2000- present)
(360) 397-2068
Judge Woolard graduated from Northwest School of Law at Lewis and Clark in 1985.

Department Nine
Hon. Judge Robert Lewis
(360) 397-2226
A graduate of Western Washington State College and the University of Washington Law School. He practiced law in Camas before his appointment to the court in November, 2004.

Department Ten
Hon. Scott A. Collier
(360) 397-2170
A life long resident of Washington, Judge Collier attended Washington State University and Gonzaga University School of Law. He moved to Vancouver in 1984. He started on the bench in 1995 as a part time Court Commissioner and became a full time Court Commissioner in March 1999. He was appointed to the court as a Judge in September 2008.

Court Commissioner
Hon. Carin Schienberg

Court Commissioner
Hon. Dan Stahnke
A graduate of Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. He began a Family Law practice after working fourteen years with the Clark County Sheriff's Office. He was appointed Commissioner of Superior Court in January, 2007.