List of justices of the Washington Supreme Court

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

Current justices

Seat	Justice^[1]	Born	Joined	Chief Justice	Term ends	Mandatory retirement^[a]	Appointed by	Law school
7	Debra L. Stephens, Chief Justice	1965 (age 59–60)	January 1, 2008	2025–present, 2020–2021	2026	2040	Christine Gregoire (D)	Gonzaga
4	Charles W. Johnson, Associate Chief Justice	(1951-03-16) March 16, 1951	January 14, 1991	–	2026	2026	—^[b]	Seattle
5	Barbara Madsen	(1952-03-01) March 1, 1952	January 11, 1993	2010–2017	2028	2027	—^[b]	Gonzaga
8	Steven González	1963 (age 61–62)	January 1, 2012	2021–2025	2030	2038	Christine Gregoire (D)	UC Berkeley
9	Sheryl Gordon McCloud	(1955-10-05) October 5, 1955	January 9, 2013	–	2030	2030	—^[b]	Southern California
1	Mary Yu	1957 (age 67–68)	May 20, 2014	–	2028	2032	Jay Inslee (D)	Notre Dame
3	Raquel Montoya-Lewis	(1968-04-03) April 3, 1968	January 6, 2020	–	2026	2043	Jay Inslee (D)	Washington
6	Helen Whitener	1964 (age 60–61)	April 24, 2020	–	2028	2039	Jay Inslee (D)	Seattle
2	Sal Mungia	1959 (age 65–66)	January 13, 2025	–	2030	2034	—^[b]	Georgetown

^ Justices must retire by the end of the calendar year (December 31) in which they attain the age of 75.^[2]
^ ^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
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^[3]
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^[4]
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.
^ "Washington State Constitution - Article IV Section 3(a)". Washington State Legislature.
^ 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.

[3] Justices must retire by the end of the calendar year (December 31) in which they attain the age of 75.^[2]

[Elect-4] Took office after being elected in a nonpartisan election.

[1] "Washington Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts.

[2] "Washington State Constitution - Article IV Section 3(a)". Washington State Legislature.

[5] 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.

[6] "Early Supreme Court Justices". Washington Courts. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

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