Sal Mungia | |
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Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 15, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Susan Owens |
Personal details | |
Born | Salvador Alejo Mungia II 1959 (age 65–66) Lakewood,Washington,U.S. |
Education | Pacific Lutheran University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Salvador Alejo Mungia II (born 1959) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 2025.
Mungia was born in Lakewood,Washington. [2] He graduated from Clover Park High School in 1977 he attended Pacific Lutheran University,graduating in 1981. [3] He graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984. [3] [2]
After graduating law school,Mungia clerked for state Supreme Court Justice Fred Dore and then U.S. District Court Judge Carolyn Dimmick. [2] In 1986,he joined Gordon Thomas Honeywell in Tacoma where he specialized in civil trial and appellate law,including medical malpractice,injury,and business law. [4] [5] He has argued appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. [6]
Mungia worked with a group of lawyers who proposed a judicial rule to help stop racial discrimination in jury selection,which the Washington Supreme Court adopted in 2018. [2] He has worked with the American Civil Liberties Union,providing pro bono work to incarcerated individuals and tenants in disputes with their landlords. [2]
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] In the primary election,Mungia came in first among four candidates,with 43.43%,and Federal Way Municipal Court judge Dave Larson came in second,with 36.45%. [4] [7]
Although a nonpartisan election,Mungia was endorsed by Democrats,while Larson was endorsed by the State Republican party. [6] He outraised Larson,$525,000 to $175,000,with most of Mungia's donations coming from democratic or progressive sources. [8] Mungia won the general election,winning by a close margin,50.05% to 49.44%. [9] [10]
Mungia is a child of immigrant parents;his father is from Mexico,and his mother is from Japan. [5] He is single and has three adult children,one child in school and one grandchild. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Non partisan | Sal Mungia | 1,644,253 | 50.05 | |
Non partisan | Dave Larson | 1,624,309 | 49.44 | |
Write-in | 16,654 | 0.51 | ||
Total votes | 3,285,216 | 100.00 |
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