Washington
Washington Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former public defender
Both a former prosecutor & public defender
- 9 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 4 prosecutors
- 4 public defenders
- 2 Justices are both a former prosecutor & public defender
- 0 Justices have other indigent defense experience
- 0 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Washington Supreme Court are Selected:
Nonpartisan Election
Justices are selected and re-selected in nonpartisan elections to six-year terms. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map