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Barbara Madsen's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Office

415 12th Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA 98501-2314

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 40929
Olympia, WA 98504-0929

Full Name:

Barbara A. Madsen

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Donald; 4 Children: Sam, Hillary, Eleanor, Beau

Birth Date:

1952

Birth Place:

Renton, Washington

Home City:

Fircrest, WA

JD, School of Law, Gonzaga University, 1977

Bachelor's, University of Washington, 1974

Candidate, Washington State Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 5, 2022

Chair, Gender and Justice Commission, Washington, 1998-present

Co-Chair, Board for Judicial Administration, Washington, present

Founder, Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee, Washington

Co-Chair, Crystal Brame Committee, 2004

Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, District Position 5, 1992-2009, 2016-present

Former Public Defender, King County

Former Presiding Judge, Seattle Municipal Court

Former Public Defender, Snohomish County

Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court, District Position 5, 2009-2016

Justice, Seattle Municipal Court, State of Washington, 1988-1992

Special Prosecutor, Seattle City Attorney's Office, 1984-1988

Appointed by Mayor Charles Royer, Justice to the Seattle Municipal Court, State of Washington, 1988

Staff Attorney, Seattle City Attorneys Office, 1982-1984

Founder, Initiative for Diversity, Washington, 2005-present

Member, American Judges Association, present

Member, Board of Advisors, School of Law, Gonzaga University, present

Member, Judges in the Classroom Program, present

Member, Judicature Society, present

Member, National Association of Women Judges, present

Member, Washington Women Lawyers, present

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Law Institute

Member, Glass Ceiling Study

Chair, Judicial Information System Committee

Former Volunteer, Legal Assistance Clinic, Gonzaga University

Former Volunteer, Public Schools, Pierce County

Former Volunteer, Spokane Legal Services

Co-Chair, Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care

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