Christine Quinn-Brintnall
Christine Quinn-Brintnall (1951 – May 19, 2014) was an American jurist.
Quinn-Brintnall took office in November 2000 after being elected to the
Election
Quinn-Brintnall prevailed in the 2006 primary election against Beth Jenson.[1]
Cancer diagnosis and retirement
In April 2013, the Washington state court system announced Quinn-Brintnall was undergoing treatment for the skin cancer melanoma.[2] In October 2013, Quinn-Brintnall notified Washington Gov. Jay Inslee that she would step down in January 2014.[3] "While I am disappointed that I will not be able to finish my third term, I am confident that the governor will appoint a replacement who will serve the people of Washington well", she explained.
Professional background
Raised in
Quinn-Brintnall was an experienced trial attorney and appellate attorney. Before being elected to the bench, she worked for 15 years in criminal law and six years in public civil law. She argued many cases before the Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court, including 97 published cases that set precedent.
While still in law school, Quinn-Brintnall worked for King County, Washington as a Rule 9 intern on felony prosecutions and appeals. After completing law school, she clerked for Judge James A. Andersen at the Court of Appeals, Division I, and then worked for King County as a deputy prosecuting attorney.
For Pierce County government, Quinn-Brintnall was chief criminal deputy (1983–86) under prosecuting attorney William Griffies and then senior criminal prosecutor and head of the appeals unit (1986–94) under prosecuting attorney John Ladenburg. In 1994 she moved into the civil division of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. She worked there for six years on a variety of civil topics, including annexations, incorporations, land use, contracts, bankruptcy, elder care, juvenile law, labor law, and privacy issues.
Community affairs and personal life
Active in community affairs, Quinn-Brintnall served on the boards of the Emergency Food Network, Werlin Reading Teams, and Tacoma Youth Symphony. She supported the Christian Brotherhood Academy and serves on its advisory committee. She completed a three-year term on the vestry of St. Matthew
Quinn-Brintnall had two grown sons, Lincoln and Collin Quinn-Brintnall. Her husband, Matt Temmel, recently retired from his job as a Pierce County performance audit coordinator.[4] His sons are Mark and Dominic Temmel.
Death
Quinn-Brintnall died on May 19, 2014.[5]
References
- ^ Washington Primary Votes 2006 Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tacoma Court of Appeals Judge undergoing treatment for skin cancer". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ State appeals court judge retires
- ^ Article
- ^ Retired Washington Appeals Court Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall dies at 62
External links
- Biography from Washington Courts web site [1]