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Washington Supreme Court
The highest court in Washington. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan election of judgesHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
6 yearsTerm length
9Sitting justices
1889Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Debra Stephens
Chief Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 7
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2008
Appointed by Christine Gregoire (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Colleen Melody
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 1
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2026
Appointed by Bob Ferguson (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sal Mungia
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 2
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 13, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 3
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 6, 2020
Appointed by Jay Inslee (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Charles W. Johnson
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 4
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 14, 1991
Appointed by Election
Photo: Ballotpedia
Theo Angelis
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 5
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 4, 2026
Appointed by Bob Ferguson (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
G. Helen Whitener
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 6
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 24, 2020
Appointed by Jay Inslee (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Steven Gonzalez
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 8
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2012
Appointed by Christine Gregoire (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Justice · Washington State Supreme Court Position 9
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2013
Appointed by Election
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Washington Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.