List of justices of the Washington Supreme Court

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Following is a list of justices of the Washington Supreme Court .

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Current justices

This section is an excerpt from Washington Supreme Court § Current justices.[ edit ]
SeatName [1] BornStartChief termTerm endsMandatory retirement [a] AppointerLaw school
7 Debra L. Stephens , Chief Justice1965 (age 60–61)January 1, 20082025–present
2020–2021		20262040 Christine Gregoire (D) Gonzaga
4 Charles W. Johnson , Associate Chief Justice (1951-03-16) March 16, 1951 (age 74)January 14, 1991–20262026N/a [b] Seattle
5 Barbara Madsen (1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 73)January 11, 19932010–201720282027N/a [b] Gonzaga
8 Steven González (1963-10-01) October 1, 1963 (age 62)January 1, 20122021–202520302038 Christine Gregoire (D) UC Berkeley
9 Sheryl Gordon McCloud (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 70)January 9, 2013–20302030N/a [b] USC
3 Raquel Montoya-Lewis (1968-04-03) April 3, 1968 (age 57)January 6, 2020–20262043 Jay Inslee (D) UW
6 Helen Whitener 1964 (age 61–62)April 24, 2020–20282039 Jay Inslee (D) Seattle
2 Sal Mungia (1959-02-19) February 19, 1959 (age 66)January 13, 2025–20302034N/a [b] Georgetown
1 Colleen Melody 1981 or 1982 (age 43–44)January 1, 2026–20262057 Bob Ferguson (D) UW
  1. ↑ Justices must retire by the end of the calendar year (December 31) in which they attain the age of 75. [2]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Took office after being elected in a nonpartisan election.

Notable territorial judges

All justices

NameBegan serviceEnded serviceNotes
Don G. Abel 19461947
Gerry L. Alexander 19952011
Thomas J. Anders 18891905
James A. Andersen 19841995
William D. Askren 19251928
Frederick Bausman 19151916
Walter B. Beals 19281946
Adam Beeler 19301932
Bruce Blake 19321946
Robert Brachtenbach 19721995
Bobbe Bridge 20012007
Jesse B. Bridges 19191927died in office
Keith M. Callow 19851991
Tom Chambers 20012013
Stephen James Chadwick 19081919
Edward M. Connelly 19461947
Herman D. Crow 19131915
Carolyn R. Dimmick 19811985
James M. Dolliver 19761999
Charles T. Donworth 19491967
Fred H. Dore 19811993
Samuel Marion Driver 1940
1945		1942
1946
Ralph O. Dunbar 18891912
Barbara Durham 19851998
Overton G. Ellis 19111918
Mary Fairhurst 20032020
Robert C. Finley 19511976
Harry Ellsworth Foster 1956
1957		1956
1962
Walter M. French 19271930
Mark A. Fullerton 18991931
James M. Geraghty 19331940
Steven González 2012present
William C. Goodloe 19851988
Merritt J. Gordon 18951900
Sheryl Gordon McCloud 2013present
Mack F. Gose 19091915
Thomas Eugene Grady 1942
1949		1945
1955
Richard P. Guy 19892001
Hiram E. Hadley 1901
1903		1902
1909
Frank Hale 19631975
Orris L. Hamilton 19621979
Frederick G. Hamley 19491956
Henry E. T. Herman 19311932
Floyd V. Hicks 19771982
Matthew W. Hill 19471969
Oscar Raymond Holcomb 1915
1927		1927
1939 [3]
Charles Horowitz 19751980
Chester Ralph Hovey 19211923
John Philo Hoyt 18901897
Robert T. Hunter 19571977
Faith Ireland 19992005
Clyde G. Jeffers 19391949
Charles W. Johnson 1991present
James M. Johnson 20052014
Kenneth Mackintosh 19181928Chief Justice Jan. 10, 1927 – April 16, 1928 [4]
Barbara Madsen 1993present
John F. Main 19121942
Joseph A. Mallery 19421962
Walter T. McGovern 19681971
Colleen Melody 2026present
William J. Millard 1928
1956		1949
1957
John R. Mitchell 19181937
Raquel Montoya-Lewis 2020present
George E. Morris 19091918
Wallace Mount 19011921
Sal Mungia 2025present
Marshall Allen Neill 19671972
Ralph O. Olson 19511955
Richard B. Ott 19551967
Susan Owens 20012024
Emmett N. Parker 19091933
Vernon Robert Pearson 19821989
William H. Pemberton 19231925
Rosselle Pekelis 19951996
James Bradley Reavis 18971903
John Robinson 19371951
Milo A. Root 19051908
Hugh J. Rosellini 19551984
Frank H. Rudkin 19051911
Richard B. Sanders 19962011
Edgar Ward Schwellenbach 19461957
Elmon Scott 18891899
Morell E. Sharp 1970
1971		1971
1971
George B. Simpson 19371951
Charles Z. Smith 19882003
Charles F. Stafford 19701984
William J. Steinert 19321949
Debra L. Stephens 2008present
Theodore L. Stiles 18891895
Phil Talmadge 19952001
Warren W. Tolman 19181937
Robert F. Utter 19711995
Frank P. Weaver 19511970
John Stanley Webster 19161918
William H. White 1900
1901		1901
1902
Helen Whitener 2020present
Charles K. Wiggins 20112020
William H. Williams 19791985
Charles T. Wright 19711980
Mary Yu 20142025

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts.
  2. ↑ "Washington State Constitution - Article IV Section 3(a)". Washington State Legislature .
  3. ↑ Defeated in a bid for reelection in 1926, Holcomb's term expired early in 1927. Within several months, he was appointed to the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Jesse B. Bridges.
  4. ↑ "Early Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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