List of justices of the Washington Supreme Court
Following is a list of justices of the Washington Supreme Court.
Current justices
This section is an excerpt from Washington Supreme Court § Current justices.[edit]
Seat | Justice[1] | Born | Joined | Chief Justice | Term ends | Mandatory retirement | Appointed by | Law school |
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8 | Steven González, Chief Justice | (1963-10-01) October 1, 1963 (age 60) | January 1, 2012 | 2021–present | 2024 | 2038 | Christine Gregoire (D) | UC Berkeley |
4 | Charles W. Johnson, Associate Chief Justice | (1951-03-16) March 16, 1951 (age 73) | January 14, 1991 | – | 2026 | 2026 | —[a] | Seattle |
5 | Barbara Madsen | (1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 72) | January 11, 1993 | 2010–2017 | 2028 | 2027 | —[a] | Gonzaga |
2 | Susan Owens | (1949-08-19) August 19, 1949 (age 74) | January 8, 2001 | – | 2024 | 2024 | —[a] | UNC Chapel Hill |
7 | Debra L. Stephens | (1965-07-19) July 19, 1965 (age 59) | January 1, 2008 | 2020–2021 | 2026 | 2040 | Christine Gregoire (D) | Gonzaga |
9 | Sheryl Gordon McCloud | (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 68) | January 1, 2013 | – | 2024 | 2030 | —[a] | Southern California |
1 | Mary Yu | (1957-06-19) June 19, 1957 (age 67) | May 20, 2014 | – | 2028 | 2032 | Jay Inslee (D) | Notre Dame |
3 | Raquel Montoya-Lewis | (1968-04-03) April 3, 1968 (age 56) | January 5, 2020 | – | 2026 | 2043 | Jay Inslee (D) | Washington |
6 | Helen Whitener | (1964-12-26) December 26, 1964 (age 59) | April 13, 2020 | – | 2028 | 2039 | Jay Inslee (D) | Seattle |
- ^ a b c d Took office after being elected in a nonpartisan election.
Notable territorial judges
- Orange Jacobs, 1869–1875
- Obadiah B. McFadden, 1854–1861
- Ethelbert Patterson Oliphant, 1861–1865
- William Strong, 1858–1861
- George Turner, 1885–1888
- Francis A. Chenoweth 1854–1858
All justices
Name | Began service | Ended service | Notes |
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Don G. Abel | 1946 | 1947 | |
Gerry L. Alexander | 1995 | 2011 | |
Thomas J. Anders | 1889 | 1905 | |
James A. Andersen | 1984 | 1995 | |
William D. Askren | 1925 | 1928 | |
Frederick Bausman | 1915 | 1916 | |
Walter B. Beals | 1928 | 1946 | |
Adam Beeler | 1930 | 1932 | |
Bruce Blake | 1932 | 1946 | |
Robert Brachtenbach | 1972 | 1995 | |
Bobbe Bridge | 2001 | 2007 | |
Jesse B. Bridges | 1919 | 1927 | died in office |
Keith M. Callow | 1985 | 1991 | |
Tom Chambers | 2001 | 2013 | |
Stephen James Chadwick | 1908 | 1919 | |
Edward M. Connelly | 1946 | 1947 | |
Herman D. Crow | 1913 | 1915 | |
Carolyn R. Dimmick | 1981 | 1985 | |
James M. Dolliver | 1976 | 1999 | |
Charles T. Donworth | 1949 | 1967 | |
Fred H. Dore | 1981 | 1993 | |
Samuel Marion Driver | 1940 1945 | 1942 1946 | |
Ralph O. Dunbar | 1889 | 1912 | |
Barbara Durham | 1985 | 1998 | |
Overton G. Ellis | 1911 | 1918 | |
Mary Fairhurst | 2003 | 2020 | |
Robert C. Finley | 1951 | 1976 | |
Harry Ellsworth Foster | 1956 1957 | 1956 1962 | |
Walter M. French | 1927 | 1930 | |
Mark A. Fullerton | 1899 | 1931 | |
James M. Geraghty | 1933 | 1940 | |
Steven González | 2012 | present | |
William C. Goodloe | 1985 | 1988 | |
Merritt J. Gordon | 1895 | 1900 | |
Sheryl Gordon McCloud | 2013 | present | |
Mack F. Gose | 1909 | 1915 | |
Thomas Eugene Grady | 1942 1949 | 1945 1955 | |
Richard P. Guy | 1989 | 2001 | |
Hiram E. Hadley | 1901 1903 | 1902 1909 | |
Frank Hale | 1963 | 1975 | |
Orris L. Hamilton | 1962 | 1979 | |
Frederick G. Hamley | 1949 | 1956 | |
Henry E. T. Herman | 1931 | 1932 | |
Floyd V. Hicks | 1977 | 1982 | |
Matthew W. Hill | 1947 | 1969 | |
Oscar Raymond Holcomb | 1915 1927 | 1927 1939[2] | |
Charles Horowitz | 1975 | 1980 | |
Chester Ralph Hovey | 1921 | 1923 | |
John Philo Hoyt | 1890 | 1897 | |
Robert T. Hunter | 1957 | 1977 | |
Faith Ireland | 1999 | 2005 | |
Clyde G. Jeffers | 1939 | 1949 | |
Charles W. Johnson | 1991 | present | |
James M. Johnson | 2005 | 2014 | |
Kenneth Mackintosh | 1918 | 1928 | Chief Justice Jan. 10, 1927 – April 16, 1928[3] |
Barbara Madsen | 1993 | present | |
John F. Main | 1912 | 1942 | |
Joseph A. Mallery | 1942 | 1962 | |
Walter T. McGovern | 1968 | 1971 | |
William J. Millard | 1928 1956 | 1949 1957 | |
John R. Mitchell | 1918 | 1937 | |
Raquel Montoya-Lewis | 2020 | present | |
George E. Morris | 1909 | 1918 | |
Wallace Mount | 1901 | 1921 | |
Marshall Allen Neill | 1967 | 1972 | |
Ralph O. Olson | 1951 | 1955 | |
Richard B. Ott | 1955 | 1967 | |
Susan Owens | 2001 | present | |
Emmett N. Parker | 1909 | 1933 | |
Vernon Robert Pearson | 1982 | 1989 | |
William H. Pemberton | 1923 | 1925 | |
Rosselle Pekelis | 1995 | 1996 | |
James Bradley Reavis | 1897 | 1903 | |
John Robinson | 1937 | 1951 | |
Milo A. Root | 1905 | 1908 | |
Hugh J. Rosellini | 1955 | 1984 | |
Frank H. Rudkin | 1905 | 1911 | |
Richard B. Sanders | 1996 | 2011 | |
Edgar Ward Schwellenbach | 1946 | 1957 | |
Elmon Scott | 1889 | 1899 | |
Morell E. Sharp | 1970 1971 | 1971 1971 | |
George B. Simpson | 1937 | 1951 | |
Charles Z. Smith | 1988 | 2003 | |
Charles F. Stafford | 1970 | 1984 | |
William J. Steinert | 1932 | 1949 | |
Debra L. Stephens | 2008 | present | |
Theodore L. Stiles | 1889 | 1895 | |
Phil Talmadge | 1995 | 2001 | |
Warren W. Tolman | 1918 | 1937 | |
Robert F. Utter | 1971 | 1995 | |
Frank P. Weaver | 1951 | 1970 | |
John Stanley Webster | 1916 | 1918 | |
William H. White | 1900 1901 | 1901 1902 | |
Helen Whitener | 2020 | present | |
Charles K. Wiggins | 2011 | 2020 | |
William H. Williams | 1979 | 1985 | |
Charles T. Wright | 1971 | 1980 | |
Mary Yu | 2014 | present |
References
- ^ "Washington Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Early Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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