Steve Gonzalez's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (WA) - Position 8
Contact Information
Office
415 12th Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA 98501-2314
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 40929
Olympia, WA 98504-0929
Full Name:
Steve C. Gonzalez
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Michelle; 2 Children
Birth Place:
CA
Home City:
Olympia, WA
Graduated, Leadership Tomorrow
JD, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1991
Attended, Economics, Hokkaido University, 1987-1988
Attended, Nanjing University, China, 1985
BA, East Asian Studies, Pitzer College, 1981-1985
Attended, Waseda University, Japan, 1981-1982
Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, 2021-present
Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, District Position 8, 2012-present
Candidate, Washington State Supreme Court, District Position 8, 2018
Chair, Court Security Committee, present
Chair, Interpreter Commission, present
Former Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Latina/o Bar Association, Washington
Former Co-Chair/Founder, Race and the Criminal Justice System Task Force
Former Paralegal, Century City
Coordinator, Hate Crimes Prosecution, Washington
Former Employee, Hokkaido University, Japan
Former Pro Bono Attorney, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Employee, Gonzaga University School of Law, 2018
Judge, Superior Court, King County, 2002-2011
Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, Western District, 1997-2002
Domestic Violence Prosecutor, City of Seattle, 1996-1997
Associate Attorney, Business Law Department, Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Seattle, 1991-1996
Board Member, Washington Leadership Institute, present
Chair, Board of Judicial Administration
Chair, COVID-19 Court Recovery Taskforce
Member, Conference of Chief Justices
Chair, Conference of Chief Justices Administrative Committee
Chair, Conference of Chief Justices Budget Committee
Chair, Conference of Chief Justices Circulation Committee
Mentor, Future of the Law Institute
Founder, Initiative for Diversity
Technical Editor, La Raza Law Journal
Board Member, Leadership Institute, Washington
Member, Steering Committee, Puget Sound Area Minority Job Fair, present
Chair, Access to Justice Board, Washington, 2004-2011
Board Member, El Centro de la Raza, 1996-2006