Judicial Appointments To Date

Appointments to date

Judicial Appointments

Appointed Judge Court Appointed Effective Replacing News Release
Thad Scudder Cowlitz County Superior Court 05/06/2020 08/31/2020 Judge Stephen Warning, retiring Inslee Appoints Thad Scudder to the Cowlitz County Superior Court
G. Helen Whitener Washington State Supreme Court 04/12/2020 04/12/2020 Justice Charles Wiggins, retiring Inslee appoints Judge G. Helen Whitener to the Washington State Supreme Court
Cindi Port King County Superior Court 03/31/2020 04/30/2020 Judge John Erlick, retiring Inslee appoints Cindi Port to the King County Superior Court
Elisabeth Tutsch Yakima County Superior Court 03/31/2020 04/30/2020 Judge Michael McCarthy, deceased Inslee appoints Elisabeth Tutsch to the Yakima County Superior Court
Matthew Thomas Pierce County Superior Court 03/19/2020 09/30/2020 Judge Kathryn Nelson, retiring Inslee appoints Clarence Henderson, Jr. and Matthew Thomas to Pierce County Superior Court
Clarence Henderson, Jr. Pierce County Superior Court 03/19/2020 03/30/2020 Judge Frank Cuthbertson, retiring Inslee appoints Clarence Henderson, Jr. and Matthew Thomas to Pierce County Superior Court
Nelson Lee King County Superior Court 02/17/2020 02/17/2020 Judge Bill Bowman, appointed to Court of Appeals, Division I Inslee appoints Nelson Lee to the King County Superior Court
David Freeman Whatcom County Superior Court 01/27/2020 01/27/2020 Judge Raquel Montoya Lewis, appointed to Washington Supreme Court Inslee appoints David Freeman to the Whatcom County Superior Court
Bill Bowman Court of Appeals, District I 01/23/2020 01/23/2020 Judge Ann Schindler, retiring. Inslee appoints Judge Bill Bowman to the Court of Appeals, Division I
Edirin Okoloko Snohomish County Superior Court 01/21/2020 02/29/2020 Judge Linda Krese, retiring Inslee appoints Edirin Okoloko to Snohomish County Superior Court
Raquel Montoya-Lewis Washington State Supreme Court 12/03/2019 01/05/2020 Justice Mary Fairhurst, retiring Inslee names first Native American to Washington State Supreme Court
Alicia Burton Pierce County Superior Court 11/15/2019 01/15/2020 Judge John Hickman, retiring Inslee appoints Alicia Burton to Pierce County Superior Court
David Whedbee King County Superior Court 08/19/2019 09/02/2019 Judge Timothy Bradshaw, retiring Inslee appoints David J. Whedbee to King County Superior Court
Brian McDonald King County Superior Court 08/08/2019 09/02/2019 Judge Laura Inveen, retiring Inslee appoints Brian M. McDonald to King County Superior Court
Sabrina Ahrens Pierce County Superior Court 07/02/2019 09/02/2019 Judge Sue Serko, retiring Inslee appoints Sabrina Ahrens to Pierce County Superior Court