Members of Aerospace Machinists Industrial District Lodge 751 on April 23 endorsed John M. Torres, Jr., in his campaign for King County District Court Judge Southeast Division, Position 5.

The lodge is the primary Boeing machinist union.

Torres, a former Boeing Machinist who later attended the University of Washington School of Law was delighted.

“I was a proud Lodge 751 member when our Union-Boeing contract enabled me to become a lawyer,” he said. “I have a strong blue collar work ethic to go along with my extensive executive, legal, and judicial experience.”

Torres was appointed a judge pro tem in King County District Court in 2013 and previously served as a judge pro tem in Tacoma and Auburn Municipal Courts.