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

As of January 11, 2021: [1]

SeatPositionNameBornJoined the courtCurrent term endsReaches age 75Appointed byLegal education
8Chief Justice Steven González 1963 (age 5859)January 1, 2012 (as Associate Justice)
January 11, 2021 (as Chief)
January 12, 20252038 Christine Gregoire (D) UC Berkeley
4Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson 1951 (age 7071)January 1, 1991January 10, 20272026 Seattle
5Associate Justice Barbara Madsen 1952 (age 6970)January 1, 1993January 8, 20232027 Gonzaga
2Associate Justice Susan Owens 1949 (age 7273)January 1, 2001January 12, 20252025 UNC Chapel Hill
7Associate Justice Debra L. Stephens 1965 (age 5657)January 1, 2008January 10, 20272040 Christine Gregoire (D) Gonzaga
9Associate Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 67)January 1, 2013January 1, 20252030 Southern California
1Associate Justice Mary Yu 1957 (age 6465)May 20, 2014January 8, 20232032 Jay Inslee (D) Notre Dame
3Associate Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis 1967/1968(age 53–55)January 5, 2020January 10, 20272043 Jay Inslee (D) Washington
6Associate Justice Helen Whitener 1964/1965(age 57–58)April 13, 2020January 10, 20272040 Jay Inslee (D) Seattle

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 [2]
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 [3]
Barbara Madsen 1993present
John F. Main 19121943
Joseph A. Mallery 19421962
Walter T. McGovern 19681971
William J. Millard 1928
1956
1949
1957
John R. Mitchell 19181937
Raquel Montoya-Lewis 2020present
George E. Morris 19091918
Wallace Mount 19011921
Marshall Allen Neill 19671972
Ralph O. Olson 19511955
Richard B. Ott 19551967
Susan Owens 2001present
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
Charles K. Wiggins 20112020
William H. Williams 19791985
Charles T. Wright 19711980
Mary Yu 2014present

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References

  1. "Washington State Courts - News, Reports, Court Information". www.courts.wa.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. 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.
  3. "Early Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts. Retrieved November 11, 2022.