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Debra Stephens' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Temple of Justice
Post Office Box 40929
Olympia, WA 98504-0929

Temple of Justice
415 12th Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA 98501-2314

Full Name:

Debra L. Stephens

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Craig; 2 Children: Lindsey, Bob

Birth Place:

Spokane, WA

JD, School of Law, Gonzaga University, 1993

Bachelor's, Gonzaga University, 1987

Candidate, Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, Position 7, 2020

Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, Position 7, 2008-present

Former Adjunct Professor, School of Law, Gonzaga University

Contributing Author, Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook

Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, District Position 7, 2020

Judge, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division Three, 2007

Staff Attorney, Honorable Fred L Van Sickle, District Court, Eastern District, Washington, United States, 1993-1995

Assistant Dean, Admissions, Gonzaga University, 1988-1990

Teacher, Speech Communications, Spokane Falls Community College, 1987-1988

Co-Chair, Board for Judicial Administration, Washington State, present

Member, Executive Committee, National Courts and Sciences Institute (NCSI), present

Member/Former President, Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court, present

Member/Judicial Independence Committee Co-Chair, National Association of Women Judges, present

Member, Washington Council on Public Legal Education, present

Member/Former State Board Member, Washington Women Lawyers, present

Member, Youth and Government Advisory Board, YMCA, present

Washington State Chair, Advanced Science & Technology Adjudication Resource Center (ASTAR)

Member, Appellate Court Education Committee, Washington State Supreme Court

Former Member, Board of Directors, Orchard Prairie School District Number 123

Former Member, Board of Directors, Rotary Club, Spokane Valley

Advisor, Community Board, People for Environmental Action and Community Health (PEACH)

Former Deacon/Elder, Community Presbyterian Church, Millwood

Member, Court Budget Committee, Washington State Supreme Court

Convener, Dividing the Waters

Former President, Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project

Mentor, Gonzaga University

Member, Joshuas Hugs, Sacred Heart Childrens Foundation

Former Supervising Attorney, Legal Assistance Clinic, Gonzaga University

Chair, National Advisory Board, National Courts Science Institute

Board Member, Olympia Rotary Club

Member, Personnel Committee, Washington State Supreme Court

Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Washington State Supreme Court

Founding Member/Mentor, Upward Bound Program

Former Trustee, Washington Judicial College

Coordinator, Amicus Curiae Program, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Foundation, 1995-2007

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