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December 9, 2025
 

Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Verge to Retire

Skagit County Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Verge will retire December 31ST, 2025, culminating a 37-year legal career.

Judge Verge served a total of 21 years on the bench in three different court systems throughout his uniquely varied legal career. He first spent ten years in private practice in Mount Vernon focusing on criminal defense, civil law, and family law. He was elected as the Skagit County Prosecutor in 1998 for a four-year term ending in 2002. He then spent two years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Whatcom County before serving as a Whatcom County Superior Court Commissioner for 11 years.

In 2016 Judge Verge was appointed and then elected as a Skagit County District Court Judge, serving a total of five years. He was elected as a Superior Court Judge in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. 

“Being an attorney was something I always wanted to do; becoming a Superior Court Judge is something I wanted, yet never thought I would achieve,” commented Judge Verge. “It has been a great pleasure of mine to be able to serve the citizens of Whatcom and Skagit County. I will miss that.”  

Judge Verge is a 1977 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University and Juris Doctorate from University of Puget Sound School of Law.  

Judge Verge and his wife Cindy plan to travel and spend time with their children and grandchildren upon retirement. A retirement celebration will be held at 3:30 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025, at the Skagit County Courthouse in Courtroom 2. 

On November 18, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Skagit County Superior Court Commissioner Mary Crandall to Skagit County Superior Court Judge. Commissioner Crandall will fill the vacant seat left by Judge Verge after his retirement on December 31, 2025.