415 12th Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA 98501-2314
Post Office Box 40929
Olympia, WA 98504-0929
Full Name:
Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Gender:
Female
MSW, University of Washington Graduate School of Social Work, 1996
JD, University of Washington School of Law, 1995
BA, University of New Mexico, 1992
Candidate, Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, Position 3, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, Position 3, 2020-present
Former Associate Professor of Law, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Washington University
Former Law Clerk, Justice Pamela B. Minzner
Former Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of New Mexico School of Law
Former Chief Judge, Lummi Nation, Washington
Faculty Member, National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence
Former Appellate Judge, Nisqually Tribe, Washington
Former Chief Judge, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Washington
Former Appellate Judge, Northwest Intertribal Court System
Former Chief Judge, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Washington
Faculty Member, Washington State Judicial College
Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee, Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, Position 3, December 4th, 2019
Judge, Whatcom County Superior Court, Washington, 2014-2019
Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee, Judge, Whatcom County Superior Court, Washington, December 2014
Member, Pueblo of Isleta, present
Fellow, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
Member, Family Violence Advisory Board, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Judicial Engagement Network
Former Member, Family and Juvenile Law Committee, Superior Court Judges' Association
Former Member, Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
Former Member, Judicial Education Committee, Superior Court Judges' Association
Former Trustee, Superior Court Judges' Association
Former Member, Washington State Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice
Awards:
Children's Advocacy Center Community Leadership Award (Brigid Collins Family Support Center, 2018)
Dean's Leadership Award (University of Washington School of Law, 2015)
Community Building Award (Whatcom Family and Community Network, 2009)