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Charles W. Johnson
Justice, Washington Supreme Court · Washington State Supreme Court Position 4
Background: Before serving on the supreme court, Johnson practiced law with a private firm. His professional experience also includes serving as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.
At a glance
- Court
- Washington Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Washington State Supreme Court Position 4
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Election; later won election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Election
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- January 14, 1991
- Current term ends
- January 10, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Washington, 1974
- Law: Seattle University School of Law, 1976
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan election of judgesVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Charles W. Johnson’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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