Lawyers in Snohomish County have voiced their opinions about four judicial candidates on the Nov. 4 general election ballot for positions on the District Court.

Results of the Bar Association’s Poll gave top ratings to Commissioner Anthony Howard and Lynnwood attorney Brett Nagle.

Nagle, who is challenging incumbent Judge Jeffrey Goodwin for a seat in the court’s South Division, received 194 points, while Goodwin scored 92.

A total of 143 local lawyers voted in the September balloting.

Many voters are unaware of the work done by the candidates for judicial positions, especially in District Court, a bar news release says. The poll provides voters with insight into the candidates as voted-on by the lawyers who regularly work with the candidates or appear in front of them in court.

Howard, the District Court’s commissioner, who is facing attorney Remy Leonard, received 226 points when lawyers were asked who their first choice would be in the court’s Everett Division. Leonard received 60 points.