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December 11, 2025

Skagit County Superior Court

Skagit County Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Verge will retire on Dec. 31st, culminating a 37-year legal career. Verge served a total of 21 years on the bench in three different court systems throughout his legal career. He first spent 10 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 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. Verge earned his bachelor's degree from Western Washington University and J.D. from University of Puget Sound School of Law. A retirement celebration will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Skagit County Courthouse in Courtroom 2. In November, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Skagit County Superior Court Commissioner Mary Crandall to Skagit County Superior Court Judge. Crandall will fill the vacant seat left by Verge after his retirement.




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