Today, at the Temple of Justice on the Capitol Complex in Olympia, Governor Bob Ferguson announced his appointment of Colleen Melody as Washington’s 100th Supreme Court Justice. She will assume office on New Year’s Day 2026, following the resignation of groundbreaking Justice Mary Yu.
When Ferguson was Attorney General, he asked Melody, then based in the other Washington, to lead the OAG’s new Wing Luke Civil Rights Division. She has been in that role since then.
Cascadia Magazine 2018 story on Melody and Marsha Chien: The Women Resisting Trump in the Courts | Cascadia Magazine
Inlander’s 2015 story on Melody’s appointment: Better Call Colleen | News | inlander.com
(Will drop the official press release from the Governor’s Office once it’s public).
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