Dibble joins the Spokane County bench after nearly 25-year career, including 15 years at the Attorney General’s Office in Spokane
OLYMPIA – Today Governor Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Candie M. Dibble to the Spokane County Superior Court. Dibble’s appointment, effective July 10, fills the position being vacated by Judge Raymond F. Clary, who resigned from the bench effective June 30, 2025.
Dibble is a career public servant with nearly 25 years of experience as a prosecutor, administrative law judge, compliance coordinator and assistant attorney general. Dibble has served as senior counsel for the Corrections Division of the Attorney General’s Office in Spokane since 2010, co-leading a team of attorneys for the Corrections Civil Rights Unit. Dibble represented the Washington Department of Corrections, serving as lead counsel advising on state and federal constitutional conditions of confinement and other issues of statewide importance.
For 17 years, Dibble has focused on civil rights defense, work that allowed her to make impactful changes to conditions of confinement for incarcerated individuals and facilitate their access to justice.
“Candie Dibble has deep roots in Spokane doing exceptional work on behalf of Washingtonians,” Governor Ferguson said. “Her expertise and passion for public service will serve Washington well on the Spokane County Superior Court.”
“It has been a privilege to serve with Washington’s hardest working public servants, dedicated to providing high quality legal service with civility and fairness,” Dibble said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to carry these qualities forward to the Spokane Superior Court.”
Earlier in her career, Dibble served as an administrative law judge in Delaware, spent two years in private practice at a law firm in Mississippi, and served as an assistant solicitor in South Carolina.
Outside the courtroom, Dibble has volunteered her time advocating for military families, including working to promote easier access to employment opportunities for military spouses.
Dibble earned her bachelor’s degree at Purdue University and her law degree from Indiana University School of Law.