
Hon. Tom Felnagle
tomfelnagle@gmail.com
253.209.0683
Work History
Private practice of Law
Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor, Pierce County
Governor’s Legal Counsel
Superior Court Judge
Education
BA University of Puget Sound
JD University of Oregon
Accomplishments
Twice Presiding Judge Pierce County Superior Court
Presiding Judge Pierce County Juvenile Court
Vice Chair Sentencing Guidelines Commission
President Robert Bryan Inns of Court
President Hilltop Optimist Club
Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award (Tacoma-Pierce Co. Bar Foundation)
Judges in the Classroom
Youth sports coach
Experience with Dispute Resolution:
Performed 100’s of mediations, arbitrations and settlement conferences
Testimonials
Aug. 22, 2004 from The News Tribune (Judging the Judges):
“In anonymous responses to a News Tribune questionnaire, … attorneys raved about Judge Thomas Felnagle … . He earned the attorneys highest rating overall.”
July 1, 2012 from The News Tribune (Passing Judgment on the Judges):
“The epitome of a judge on the Pierce County Superior Court bench: Thomas Felnagle. The 20 year jurist was judged the fairest and the most competent in a recent survey of the Tacoma – Pierce County Bar Association’s membership.”
They are saying the same things about him as a mediator (2017 letter from private practice attorney):
“Judge Felnagle, you previously mediated a case for us with great success …”