- Joel M. Penoyar
Joel Penoyar is a
judge on theWashington Court of Appeals . He was appointed in2005 by GovernorChristine Gregoire and was elected to the position in2006 . Before being appointed he served as the Superior Court Judge of Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties. He won a contested election in1988 to earn that position, defeatingGuy Glenn who had earlier been appointed by GovernorBooth Gardner .Penoyar is originally from
Michigan and attended theUniversity of Oregon (law school class of1974 ). He was admitted to the Washington Bar in1975 and was appointed as adistrict court judge the following year.
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