Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Stephens toured the courthouse and saw two renovated courtrooms in the North ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Justice Debra Stephens has been elected by her fellow members of the Washington Supreme Court to be chief justice next year. Stephens, 54, will replace current Chief Justice ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Justice Debra L. Stephens of Spokane will serve as the 57th chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court, following a unanimous vote of her peers held Wednesday in Olympia.

Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens, who retired from her 44-year judicial career at the end of December, passed away Friday morning, March 28. She was 75.

OLYMPIA — Former state Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens, who retired from her 44-year judicial career at the end of December, died on Friday in California, where she was visiting family. She ...

Critics argue the Washington Supreme Court has grown more liberal and activist. Defenders say the justices are doing their jobs — applying the constitution without regard to popular opinion.

Stephens, who previously served as a judge for Division Three of the Court of Appeals, was first appointed to the state Supreme Court in January 2008. She was elected to a six-year term in ...