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Sarah Pendleton sworn in as clerk of the Washington State Supreme Court
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At a special session of the Washington State Supreme Court, Sarah Pendleton was sworn in as clerk. Justices praised her management experience and leadership on language access; Pendleton pledged to expand access to the appellate courts.
Sarah Pendleton was sworn in as clerk of the Washington State Supreme Court during a special session of the court. The chief justice administered the oath and introduced Pendleton "for the first time as the honorable Sarah Pendleton."
Justice Yu, who opened the program, said Pendleton is the twelfth clerk since 1889 and said she will be "the first person of color to serve in this role," praising her prior work as deputy clerk and her leadership on the court's first appellate language access plan. He noted she…
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