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