judges

December 7, 2020

Inspirational figure

A titan of the law and a trailblazer on the bench, Judge Joseph Jerome Farris sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for 41 years.


May 12, 2020

Justice arrives

Raquel Montoya-Lewis, '95, '96, is the second Native American to ever serve on any state’s supreme court.


December 1, 1999

Long career in law

Charles Z. Smith was the first person of color in Washington to serve as a municipal judge, superior court judge and justice on the state Supreme Court.