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G. Helen Whitener
Justice, Washington Supreme Court · Washington State Supreme Court Position 6
Background: Before serving on the supreme court, Whitener served as a judge for the Pierce County Superior Court from 2015 to 2020. From 2005 to 2013, she worked as an attorney in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Washington Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Washington State Supreme Court Position 6
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee (D); later won election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Jay Inslee (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- April 24, 2020
- Current term ends
- January 7, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: City University of New York, Baruch College
- Law: Seattle University
- Prior offices
- Pierce County Superior Court (Year left office: 2020)
- 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 G. Helen Whitener’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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