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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 ...
In Washington, there are several state courts. Judges are elected and serve four-year or six-year terms. Most judges first come to office when the governor of Washington appoints them after a vacancy is created – either by the death, resignation, retirement, or removal of a sitting judge, or when a new seat on the bench is created by the Washington State Legislature.
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 is currently serving his sixth term, which will run until 2027.
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.
Susan Owens (born August 19, 1949) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 2001 to 2024. On November 7, 2000, she was elected the seventh woman to serve on the court.
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 ...
Debra Leigh Stephens (née Williams; born 1965) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 2025. [1] She previously served as chief justice from 2020 to 2021. She was appointed to the court in December 2007 by Governor Christine Gregoire [2] and took office on January 1, 2008. [3]