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Colleen Melody
Justice, Washington Supreme Court · Washington State Supreme Court Position 1
Background: Prior to her appointment to the Washington Supreme Court, Melody served as director of the Civil Rights Division of the Washington state attorney general's office from 2015 to 2025.
At a glance
- Court
- Washington Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Washington State Supreme Court Position 1
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) (November 24, 2025)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Bob Ferguson (D)
- Appointment date
- November 24, 2025
- Took office
- January 1, 2026
- Current term ends
- January 11, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (special general election)
- Last election
- August 4, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Not listed
- 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 Colleen Melody’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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