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  2. Washington Court of Appeals - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Washington state court system - Wikipedia

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    An appeal to the Court of Appeals is a matter of right - unlike the Washington Supreme Court, which has discretionary jurisdiction, the State Court of Appeals has mandatory jurisdiction – it must hear all civil and criminal appeals that are filed with the court. Court of Appeals judges are elected and serve six-year terms.

  4. Rebecca L. Pennell - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of first women lawyers and judges in Washington

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    First Asian American, Latino American, and openly lesbian (female) (Washington Supreme Court): Mary Yu (1993) in 2014 [25] [26] First (African American) openly lesbian female (superior court): Helen Whitener (1998) in 2015 [27] [28] First African American female (Washington Court of Appeals; Judge and Chief Judge): Lori K. Smith in 2018 [29]

  6. United States District Court for the Western District of ...

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    Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

  7. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts for the following federal judicial districts: District of Alaska; District of Arizona; Central District of California; Eastern District of California

  8. List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists - Wikipedia

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    Washington State Court of Appeals (2019– ) Washington: active: Lisa S. Headley [277] New York City Civil Court, New York County (2015– ) New York: active: Alex R. Hernandez Sr. [278] Calhoun County (1998-) Calhoun County Court at Law County Judge (1985-1989) Texas: active: Aurora Chaides Hernandez [279] Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace (elec ...

  9. United States v. Washington - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Washington, 384 F. Supp. 312 (W.D. Wash. 1974), aff'd, 520 F.2d 676 (9th Cir. 1975), commonly known as the Boldt Decision (from the name of the trial court judge, George Hugo Boldt), was a legal case in 1974 heard in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.