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|Court = Washington
Supreme Court
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'''Mary I. Yu''' is a justice of the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. She was appointed to this position by Governor [[Jay Inslee]] on May 1, 2014 to replace retired
Justice
[[James Johnson]]. She must
face
election in 2014 to fill the remaining 2 years of the unexpired term.<ref name=appoint>[http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/releases/article.aspx?id=248 ''Governor Jay Inslee
,
'' "Gov Inslee appoints Judge Mary Yu to the Washington State Supreme Court," May 1, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/2014/General-Election/Pages/Offices-Open-for-Election.aspx ''Washington Secretary of
STate,
'' "2014 General Election Offices Open for Election," accessed May 2, 2014]</ref>
She
became the first Asian-American, the first Latina and first gay supreme court justice in the state.<ref>[http://
blog
.seattlepi.com/
seattlepolitics
/
2014
/
05/01/mary
-
yu
-
becomes
-
first-asian-american
-
first
-
gay
-
on
-
state-supreme-court/
''Seattle PI
,
'' "Mary Yu
becomes first Asian American, first gay on State
Supreme Court," May 1, 2014]</ref><ref>''Justice Yu is of Chinese and Mexican descent.''</ref>
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'''Mary I. Yu''' is a justice of the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. She was appointed to this position by Governor [[Jay Inslee]] on May 1, 2014 to replace retired
justice
[[James Johnson]]. She must
run for
election in 2014 to fill the remaining 2 years of the unexpired term.<ref name=appoint>[http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/releases/article.aspx?id=248 ''Governor Jay Inslee''
,
"Gov Inslee appoints Judge Mary Yu to the Washington State Supreme Court," May 1, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/2014/General-Election/Pages/Offices-Open-for-Election.aspx ''Washington Secretary of
State
''
,
"2014 General Election Offices Open for Election," accessed May 2, 2014]</ref>
Yu
became the first Asian-American, the first Latina and first gay supreme court justice in the state.
<ref name=appoint/>
<ref>[http://
www
.seattlepi.com/
news
/
article
/
Mary
-
Yu
-
appointed
-
to
-
state
-
Supreme
-
Court
-
5445970.php
''Seattle PI''
,
"Mary Yu
appointed to state
Supreme Court," May 1, 2014]</ref><ref>''Justice Yu is of Chinese and Mexican descent.''</ref>
Governor Inslee, announcing his first appointment to the high court, stated: {{quote|Judge Yu has distinguished herself throughout her career as someone of great intellect, dedication and compassion.|author=Gov. [[Jay Inslee]]|source=<ref name=appoint/>}}
Governor Inslee, announcing his first appointment to the high court, stated: {{quote|Judge Yu has distinguished herself throughout her career as someone of great intellect, dedication and compassion.|author=Gov. [[Jay Inslee]]|source=<ref name=appoint/>}}
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==Career==
==Career==
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Yu began her career at the Archdiocese of Chicago, where she worked in the Office for the Ministry of Peace and Justice, first as an associate and then as the director. She was the deputy chief of staff for the [[King County, Washington|King County]] Prosecutor’s Office prior to becoming a judge. On March 2, 2000, she was appointed to the [[King County Superior Court, Washington|King County Superior Court]] by Gov. Gary Locke, effective the following April 1, to replace Janice Niemi. She was appointed to the [[Washington Supreme Court]] in 2014.<ref name=appoint/
><ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mary-Yu-appointed-to-state-Supreme-Court-5445970.php ''Seattle PI,'' "Mary Yu appointed to state Supreme Court," May 1, 2014]</ref
><ref>[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/governorlocke/judicial/appoint.htm ''Washington Archives - Governor Gary Locke
,
'' "Judicial appointments," accessed May 2, 2014]</ref>
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Yu began her career at the Archdiocese of Chicago, where she worked in the Office for the Ministry of Peace and Justice, first as an associate and then as the director. She was the deputy chief of staff for the [[King County, Washington|King County]] Prosecutor’s Office prior to becoming a judge. On March 2, 2000, she was appointed to the [[King County Superior Court, Washington|King County Superior Court]] by Gov. Gary Locke, effective the following April 1, to replace Janice Niemi. She was appointed to the [[Washington Supreme Court]] in 2014.<ref name=appoint/><ref>[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/governorlocke/judicial/appoint.htm ''Washington Archives - Governor Gary Locke''
,
"Judicial appointments," accessed May 2, 2014]</ref>
==Awards and associations==
==Awards and associations==
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{{Washington}}
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[[category:Washington supreme court judges]]
[[category:Former Washington superior court judges, King County]]
[[category:Former Washington superior court judges, King County]]
[[category:Appointed judges, May 2014]]
[[category:Appointed judges, May 2014]]
[[category:Jay Inslee, Supreme Court]]
[[category:Jay Inslee, Supreme Court]]
[[category:Term expiring 2014, Washington]]
[[category:Term expiring 2014, Washington]]