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Gov. Bob Ferguson appoints Colleen Melody to Washington State Supreme Court
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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Colleen Melody as his appointee to the Washington State Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Mary Yu’s pending retirement; Melody, a longtime civil rights attorney, said she will follow judicial recusal rules and emphasized access to justice.
Olympia — Gov. Bob Ferguson announced at the Temple of Justice that he has appointed Colleen Melody to the Washington State Supreme Court, naming her to fill the vacancy created by Justice Mary Yu’s announced retirement. "Colleen Melody will be our next Washington State Supreme Court Justice," Ferguson said, calling the selection the result of an "extensive and thorough process."
Ferguson praised Melody’s career in public service and civil rights litigation, saying she grew the state Attorney General’s civil rights division into a team of "35 attorneys,…
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