Candidate · Supreme Court, Position 7
Debra L. Stephens
- Current office
- Chief Justice, Washington Supreme Court, Position 7 (justice since Jan. 2008; chief justice since Jan. 2025)
- Occupation
- Chief justice
- Lives in
- Olympia
Background
- Member of the Washington Supreme Court since January 2008; chief justice since January 2025, Stephens's second time in that role. source: courts.wa.gov
- Earlier a judge on Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals. source: courts.wa.gov
- Attorney since 1993; adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law; Orchard Prairie School District board member (Spokane). source: washingtonstatestandard.com
- B.A. (1987) and J.D. (1993), Gonzaga University. source: washingtonstatestandard.com
In their own words
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- "ensuring equitable access to justice and modernizing our legal system" source: washingtonstatestandard.com
- "eliminate systemic bias and racism within the judicial branch" source: washingtonstatestandard.com
- Says judges should do "the careful, detailed work of walking through precedent." source: newsfromthestates.com
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