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The court convenes in the Temple of Justice, a historic building on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington. The persuasiveness of the court's decisions reaches far beyond Washington's borders. A Supreme Court of California study published in 2007 found that the Washington Supreme Court's decisions were the second most widely ...
Seat Justice [1] Born Joined Chief Justice Term ends Mandatory retirement [a] Appointed by Law school 7 Debra L. Stephens, Chief Justice: 1965 (age 59–60) January 1, 2008
The Washington Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Washington. It is the highest court in the state and is based in the Temple of Justice at the Washington State Capitol campus in the state capital of Olympia. Almost all the cases that the Court hears are appeals from the decisions of the Washington Court of Appeals. The court has ...
Courts of Washington include: State courts of Washington. The headquarters of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia. Washington Supreme Court [1] Washington Court of Appeals (3 divisions) [2] Washington Superior Courts (39 courts of general jurisdiction, one for each county) [3] Washington District Courts (Courts of limited jurisdiction) [4]
Mungia worked with a group of lawyers who proposed a judicial rule to help stop racial discrimination in jury selection, which the Washington Supreme Court adopted in 2018. [2] He has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union , providing pro bono work to incarcerated individuals and tenants in disputes with their landlords.
Sep. 17—MATTAWA — A Washington State Supreme Court judge's seat has opened, and this time, instead of the governor filling the position, the voters will. Candidates Sal Mungia and Dave Larson ...
In Washington State, judges and Supreme Court Justices are elected in nonpartisan races. [16] After being appointed to the Washington Supreme Court, Utter was required to run in the next election, in 1972. He then successfully ran for reelection when his term ended in 1974 and every six years thereafter until 1992.
Since the Supreme Court first convened in 1790, 116 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. But in recent decades the court has become more diverse. Over half of its ...