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
No caucus information on file.
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