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Steven Gonzalez
Justice, Washington Supreme Court · Washington State Supreme Court Position 8
Background: Before serving on the supreme court, Gonzalez was a judge on the King County Superior Court from 2002 to 2011. Previously, he served as the assistant U.S. attorney for the Washington Western District from 1997 to 2002.
At a glance
- Court
- Washington Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Washington State Supreme Court Position 8
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) (November 15, 2011); later won election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)
- Appointment date
- November 15, 2011
- Took office
- January 1, 2012
- Current term ends
- January 13, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Pitzer College
- Law: University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan election of judgesVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Steven Gonzalez’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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