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Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Raquel Devahl Montoya-Lewis (born April 3, 1968) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court. She was nominated by Governor Jay Inslee on December 4, 2019, to fill the seat of retiring justice Mary Fairhurst. Early life and education Montoya-Lewis was born in Spain, where her father was stationed in the United States Air Force. Raised in New Mexico, she is a member of the Pueblo of Isleta and descended from the Laguna Pueblo, Pueblo of Laguna. Montoya-Lewis and her mother, who was born in Australia, are Jewish American, Jewish. Montoya-Lewis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico, a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington, and Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law. Career Montoya-Lewis was a professor at Fairhaven College of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. From 2008 to 2011 she was chief judge of the Lummi Nation. She also ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Supreme Court
The Washington Supreme Court is the highest court in the judiciary of the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o .... The court is composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices. Members of the court are elected to six-year terms. Justices must retire at the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75, per the Constitution of Washington, Washington State Constitution. The chief justice is chosen by secret ballot by the Justices to serve a 4-year term. The current chief justice is Steven Gonzalez, Steven C. González, who was elected by his peers on November 5, 2020. González was sworn in as Chief Justice on January 11, 2021, succeeding Debra L. Stephens. Prior to January 1997 (pursuant to a Constitutional amendment ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |