Judges appointed by Chris Gregoire

Governor Chris Gregoire

Chris Gregoire is a former Governor of Washington. She was elected in 2004 and served through 2012 before being replaced by Jay Inslee. She was a Democrat. For an extensive profile, visit: Christine Gregoire on Ballotpedia.

Appointment process

In Washington, the governor makes a judicial appointment to fill a vacancy. Following appointment, the new judge must run for the seat in the next general election.

Appointed judges

The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state. These lists are updated automatically with new appointments.

Supreme Court

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
GonzalezSteven Gonzalez	Washington State Supreme Court	2012 - 2018	King County Superior Court, Washington

Court of Appeals

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
LauLinda Lau	Washington Court of Appeals	2007-2014	King County Superior Court Judge
LeachRobert Leach	Washington Court of Appeals	2008-2014	Attorney, private practice
PenoyarJoel Penoyar	Washington Court of Appeals	2005-2018	Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court Judge
WorswickLisa Worswick	Washington Court of Appeals	2010-2016	Pierce County Superior Court
SpearmanMichael Spearman	Washington Court of Appeals	2010-2017	Mediator and Arbitrator
VerellenJames Verellen	Washington Court of Appeals	2012-2015	Mediator, arbitrator, and consultant, Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC

Superior Court

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
EvansMichael H. Evans	Cowlitz Superior Court, Washington	1/11/2011-present	Judge, Cowlitz County District Court
LindeBarbara Linde	King County Superior Court, Washington
OishiPatrick Oishi	King County Superior Court, Washington	2011-present
Lawrence-BerreyRobert Lawrence-Berrey	Yakima County Superior Court, Washington	2011-
EllisJanice Ellis	Snohomish County Superior Court, Washington		Prosecutor and Legal Advisor, Tulalip Tribes
DixonJames Dixon	Thurston County Superior Court, Washington	2012	Partner, private practice

District Court

The governor has not yet appointed any judges to this level of the courts. If you have any questions, please contact: User:Matticus.

See also

• Judicial selection in Washington

External links

• Office of the Washington Governor, Judicial Appointments