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Judicial Appointments To Date
Judicial Appointments
| Appointed Judge | Court | Appointed | Effective | Replacing | News Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Ketu Shah | King County Superior Court | 04/24/2019 | 04/30/2019 | Judge Jim Cayce, Retiring | Inslee appoints Ketu Shah to King County Superior Court | |
| Jennifer Snider | Clark County Superior Court | 04/22/2019 | 05/08/2019 | Judge James Rulli, Retiring | Inslee appoints Jennifer Snider to Clark County Superior Court | |
| Charnelle Bjeklengren | Spokane County Superior Court | 04/07/2019 | 04/30/2019 | Judge James Triplet, deceased | Inslee appoints Charnelle M. Bjelkengren to Spokane County Superior Court | |
| David Steiner | King County Superior Court | 03/27/2019 | 04/15/2019 | Judge Cheryl Carey, Retiring | Inslee appoints David A. Steiner to King County Superior Court |