Judge Spearman graduated from Stanford University and the University of Michigan Law School.

Judge Spearman was appointed to the Kitsap County Superior Court in February, 2004, by Governor Gary Locke. He was born and raised in Washington and has lived and worked in Kitsap County for over 20 years. He practiced law on Bainbridge Island before becoming a judge.

Judge Spearman was very involved in the legal community before taking the bench. During his 32 year law practice he taught law as an adjunct professor and as a continuing legal education instructor for attorneys, assisted litigants as a Federal Bar Association mediator and he worked with many other legal committees and boards. He was the  Chair of the Washington State Bar Association’s Civil Rights Committee and served on the Washington State Bar Association Disciplinary Board for three years by Supreme Court appointment. In 1998, he was a finalist for appointment to the United States District Court, Western Division. He is a trustee of the Legal Foundation of Washington by appointment of the Washington State Bar Association and was also appointed by the Supreme Court to the Capital Counsel Qualification Panel which oversees the development of attorneys qualified for appointment in death penalty cases.

Judge Spearman has also been very involved in community work.  He was a member of the Bainbridge Island Home Rule Committee and most recently was on the Board of Directors of the Health, Housing and Human Services Council, a Bainbridge Island, non-profit, municipal organization. Previously, he enjoyed several years as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Growth and Prevention Theatre Company, (G.A.P.) a Washington Non-profit Corporation. GAP produced plays for children dealing with issues of prejudice, domestic violence, peer pressure and dysfunctional families with the goal of promoting tolerance of differences in our society. In 1998 he accepted the "Project of the Year" award from the American Lung Association for their work with elementary and secondary school children regarding the avoidance of tobacco products.