Colleen Melody is officially the Washington state Supreme Court’s newest justice. Melody is replacing retired Justice Mary Yu ...

While the U.S. Supreme Court often garners the most media attention, the vast majority of cases are determined in state ...

OLYMPIA —Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, 57, has announced on January 26 that she will not seek ...

Friday's decision means the counties' lawsuit will move ahead, giving Washington lawmakers something to consider on as they debate funding bills this session.

Lewis, the first Native American elected statewide in Washington’s history, won’t seek reelection for a second term on the high court.

Prior to her swearing in, Melody led the Attorney General’s Office Wing Luke Civil Rights Division since 2015.

Washington State Supreme Court Justice G. Helen Whitener has made disability justice a personal crusade on the court. (Photo provided by Washington State Courts) When G. Helen Whitener arrived in this ...

The Washington State Supreme Court has quietly approved a rule change that gives activist judges sweeping new authority to dismiss criminal charges, ignoring elected prosecutors and lawmakers who ...

The state's high court ruled in September that plaintiffs suing over job postings that fail to include a salary range do not ...

George Fearing will step away from Division III on Jan. 1. Fearing cited health and family reasons and will keep his law license. Gov. Ferguson appointed Tyson Hill to fill the seat; Hill must run in ...

Washington’s Industrial Insurance Act generally provides employers with immunity from civil lawsuits for workplace injuries, limiting workers to compensation and benefits provided under the Act.