Debra L. Stephens
Nonpartisan · Washington · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for Washington Supreme Court Justice, Position 7, Washington
Top priorities
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- Serving as 'a fierce advocate for an independent judiciary'
- Keeping courts open and accessible to everyone
- Basing judicial decisions on law rather than politics
Debra L. Stephens is the sitting Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court, a seat she has held since 2008, per the Washington Courts website. She previously served as a Court of Appeals, Division Three judge and as an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, and she is the first woman from Eastern Washington to reach the state's highest court, per her official court biography. A Spokane native, she also spent more than a decade as a local school board director, per the same source.
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