Colleen Melody | |
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| Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Bob Ferguson |
| Preceded by | Mary Yu |
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| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44) Spokane,Washington,U.S. |
| Education | University of Washington (BA,JD) |
Colleen Melody (born 1981 or 1982 [1] ) is a justice of the Washington Supreme Court. [2]
Melody is a native of Spokane,Washington. [1] She received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Washington and graduated first in her law school class. [3]
After law school,Melody served as a law clerk to Ninth Circuit judge Ronald M. Gould. [4] Melody began her legal career at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division,then returned to Washington to lead the state Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Division. [5] As an Assistant Attorney General,Melody helped lead Washington’s successful challenge to Executive Order 13769,President Donald Trump’s first “Muslim ban." [6] [7]
In 2025,associate justice Mary Yu announced that she would retire at the end of that year. [8] Governor Bob Ferguson appointed Melody to fill Yu’s seat through the November 2026 general election,when voters will determine who will serve out the remainder of Yu’s term. [3] Melody has not previously served as a judge. [9]
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