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
8 Steven González, Chief Justice 1963 (age 60–61) 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 75) January 8, 2001 – 2024 2024 —[a] UNC Chapel Hill
7 Debra L. Stephens 1965 (age 58–59) January 1, 2008 2020–2021 2026 2040 Christine Gregoire (D) Gonzaga
9 Sheryl Gordon McCloud (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 69) January 1, 2013 – 2024 2030 —[a] Southern California
1 Mary Yu 1957 (age 66–67) 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 or 1965 (age 59–60) April 13, 2020 – 2028 2039 Jay Inslee (D) Seattle
  1. ^ a b c d Took office after being elected in a nonpartisan election.

Notable territorial judges

All justices

Name Began service Ended service Notes
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

  1. ^ "Washington Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts.
  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.