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Judicial Appointments To Date
Judicial Appointments
| Appointed Judge | Court | Appointed | Effective | Replacing | News Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Hemstreet | Kitsap County Superior Court | 06/29/2015 | 07/28/2015 | Judge Anna Laurie, retiring | Not linked | |
| Michael Schwartz | Pierce County Superior Court | 06/29/2015 | 08/02/2015 | Judge Thomas Larkin, retiring | Not linked | |
| Brian Stiles | Skagit County Superior Court | 06/07/2015 | 07/08/2015 | Judge John Meyer, retiring | Not linked | |
| Brian Coughenour | Clallam County Superior Court | 05/13/2015 | 05/31/2015 | Judge George L. Wood, retiring | Not linked | |
| John Fairgrieve | Clark County Superior Court | 03/17/2015 | 04/19/2015 | Judge Barbara Johnson, retiring | Not linked | |
| Janet Helson | King County Superior Court | 03/10/2015 | 04/30/2015 | Judge Kimberley Prochnau, retiring | Not linked | |
| Derek Vanderwood | Clark County Superior Court | 01/22/2015 | 02/22/2015 | Judge John Nichols, retiring | Governor Inslee announces appointment of Derek Vanderwood to Clark County Superior Court | |
| G. Helen Whitener | Pierce County Superior Court | 01/05/2015 | 01/12/2015 | Judge John McCarthy, retiring | Governor Inslee announces appointment of G. Helen Whitener to Pierce County Superior Court | |
| Raymond Clary | Spokane County Superior Court | 12/23/2014 | 01/22/2015 | Judge Tari S. Eitzen, retiring | Governor Inslee appoints Raymond Clary to the Spokane County Superior Court | |
| Veronica Alicea-Galvan | King County Superior Court | 12/18/2014 | 01/21/2015 | Judge Gregory Canova, retiring | Not linked | |
| Raquel Montoya-Lewis | Whatcom County Superior Court | 12/14/2014 | 01/15/2015 | New Position | Governor Inslee announces appointment of Raquel Montoya-Lewis to the Whatcom County Superior Court | |
| Daniel Goodell | Mason County Superior Court | 11/18/2014 | 12/31/2014 | New Position | Gov. Inslee announces appointment of Daniel Goodell to new Mason County judge position | |
| Gretchen Leanderson | Pierce County Superior Court | 11/06/2014 | 12/03/2014 | Judge Thomas Felnagle, retiring | Gov. Inslee announces appointment of Gretchen Leanderson to Pierce County Superior Court | |
| Stephen Brown | Grays Harbor County Superior Court | 10/07/2014 | 10/12/2014 | Judge Gordon Godfrey, retiring | Gov. Inslee announces appointment of Judge Stephen Brown to Grays Harbor County Superior Court | |
| Mary Sue Wilson | Thurston County Superior Court | 09/28/2014 | 10/26/2014 | Judge Lisa Sutton, appointed to Court of Appeals, Division II | Gov. Inslee announces appointment of Mary Sue Wilson to Thurston County Superior Court |