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Washington Supreme Court 
Temple of JusticeJurisdiction United States Location Olympia, Washington Composition method Election Authorized by Washington State Constitution Judge term length 6 years Number of positions 9 Website Washington court system Chief Justice Currently Barbara Madsen Since 2010 The Washington Supreme Court is the highest court in the judiciary of the U.S. state of Washington. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight Justices. Members of the Court are elected to six-year terms. Justices must retire at the age of 75.
The court convenes in the Temple of Justice, a historic building on the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia, Washington.
The persuasiveness of the Court's decisions reaches far beyond Washington's borders. A Supreme Court of California study published in 2007 found that the Washington Supreme Court's decisions were the second most widely followed by the appellate courts of all other U.S. states in the period from 1940 to 2005 (second only to California).[1]
Contents
Current Justices and links to official biographies
- Gerry L. Alexander [1]
- Tom Chambers [2]
- Mary Fairhurst [3]
- Charles W. Johnson [4]
- James M. Johnson [5]
- Barbara Madsen [6] (Chief Justice)
- Susan Owens [7]
- Charles K. Wiggins [8]
- Debra L. Stephens [9]
Elections
- Washington State Supreme Court elections, 2006
- Washington Supreme Court is at coordinates 47°02′13″N 122°54′18″W / 47.037049°N 122.905051°WCoordinates: 47°02′13″N 122°54′18″W / 47.037049°N 122.905051°W
Gallery
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The interior of the Washington State Supreme Court
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Inside the Law Library
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The foyer of the Temple of Justice building
References
- ^ Jake Dear and Edward W. Jessen, " Followed Rates" and Leading State Cases, 1940-2005, 41 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 683, 694(2007).
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