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The Washington citizenry adopted a Constitutional Amendment on November 5, 1968, which authorized the legislature to create a Court of Appeals and to define its composition and jurisdiction. On May 12, 1969, the legislature passed the enabling act that established a Court of Appeals with three divisions and a total of twelve judges.
From 2000 to 2016, she was a public defender with the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho. [3] In January 2016, Governor Jay Inslee appointed her as a judge of the Washington Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of acting chief judge Stephen Brown. [4] She had a formal investiture ceremony on February 19 ...
In Washington, there are several state courts. Judges are elected and serve four-year or six-year terms. Most judges first come to office when the governor of Washington appoints them after a vacancy is created – either by the death, resignation, retirement, or removal of a sitting judge, or when a new seat on the bench is created by the Washington State Legislature.
Apr. 17—Washington Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Pennell is a step closer to serving on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington after she was nominated for the position ...
Courts of Washington include: State courts of Washington. The headquarters of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia. Washington Supreme Court [1] Washington Court of Appeals (3 divisions) [2] Washington Superior Courts (39 courts of general jurisdiction, one for each county) [3] Washington District Courts (Courts of limited jurisdiction) [4]
Judge David S. Mann was appointed to Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals by Governor Jay Inslee in August 2016, and ran unopposed to retain his seat in November 2017. [1] Judge Mann is currently serving as the Acting Chief Judge for Division I and is a member of the Washington Board of Judicial Administration.
She earned her law degree in 1982 from the University of Washington School of Law [2] and worked as a private practice lawyer until 1994, when she was appointed to the Court of Appeals. [1] She has also worked as a member of the Whatcom County Council (1984–85) and on the Western Washington University board of trustees (1989–1994).
In 1963, Pearson served as president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, [3] and was elected a governor of the Washington State Bar Association in 1969, before being appointed to the appellate court. Pearson was appointed by Governor Daniel J. Evans to the newly created Washington Court of Appeals in 1969.