SEATTLE — Seattle City Council members voted Monday to appoint Debora Juarez to the District 5 seat, which Cathy Moore vacated earlier this month.

Juarez will serve through November 2026 when voters will choose a candidate to serve out the remainder of Moore’s term through 2027.

It’s a familiar face for Seattle’s north end. Juarez previously represented District 5, winning election in 2015 and reelection in 2019. However, Juarez chose not to seek a third term in 2023, and Moore won the seat.

Moore, a former King County Superior Court judge and public defender, announced in June she would step down from the city council, citing recent health challenges and personal reasons. Moore resigned July 8.

Juarez will assume Moore’s duties as chair of the House and Human Services Committee and

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