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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: 2025–present, 2020–2021 2026 2040 Christine Gregoire (D) Gonzaga: 4 Charles W. Johnson, Associate Chief Justice March 16, 1951 (age 73) January 14, 1991 – 2026 2026 — [b]
The court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices. Members of the court are elected to six-year terms. Justices must retire at the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75, per the Washington State Constitution. [1] The chief justice is chosen by secret ballot by the Justices to serve a 4-year term. The ...
Sheryl Gordon McCloud (born October 5, 1955) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 2013. She was elected to replace outgoing Associate Justice Tom Chambers on Seat 9 of the Washington Supreme Court, winning 55.24% of the vote and defeating former Associate Justice Richard B. Sanders.
Judge Stephens was then appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court effective January 1, 2008. [4] She was then elected in 2008 to the Washington Supreme Court and re-elected in 2014. In October 2018, Stephens concurred when the majority abolished the state's death penalty because they found its racist imposition violated the Constitution ...
In 2024, Justice Susan Owens retired from the Supreme Court due to the state constitution that requires justices to retire at the end of the year they turn 75. [2] It was the first State Supreme court election in 12 years without an incumbent running for reelection. [6]
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 ...
Johnson has served on the Washington Supreme Court longer than any other current Justice. He was first elected to the Washington Supreme Court in 1990, gaining re-election in 1996, 2002, and 2008. He was re-elected again in 2014 and 2020 and his currently serving his sixth term, which will run until 2027.
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 ...