An unmistakable trend emerges in a new report's 25 pages: King County Superior Court judge Chris Washington comes in last in every single category. The rating comes from the largest local congregation of attorneys in its survey on the quality of the King County bench.

Ranking judges on a scale of 1 to 5, King County Bar Association lawyers gave Washington between a 2.7 and 3.5 in four areas of skill. His weakest rating was in legal decision making (where he scored the 2.7 rating) while the average for judges in that category was 4.1 and the highest was a 4.5, by judge Michael Trickey. Other categories where Washington, who previously won a Shrammie, was at the bottom: integrity and impartiality; demeanor, temperament, and communication; and administrative skills.

Thankfully, Mr. Washington is up for reelection this year. But as of yet, nobody has filed to challenge Washington—and the filing deadline is this Friday at 4:30 pm.

Now get this: If no one files against him within the next 51 hours, Washington doesn't appear on the ballot and he automatically wins. So for the love of Buddha and all that is holy, would somebody please consider running against him?

And, yeah, it's possible that all those mean attorneys who filled out surveys are wrong about Washington, and he's a great—nay, superior—superior court judge. Washington didn't respond to a request for comment to make his points about the low ratings, however he would probably note the number of responses he got was also lower than most other judges. He may also note that when he ran in 2004, his voters guide statement celebrated his "well qualified" rating, 30 years of work as a lawyer, and serving on a "committee to advise Archdiocese of Seattle concerning reports of sexual abuse." But after eight years in office without a challenge, he's ripe to prove himself in November. Anyone?