General Election: November 4, 2014
An information resource for Washington voters
Mary Yu
Washington Supreme Court
Position 1
Legal/Judicial Experience: Current Supreme Court Justice.
Fourteen years as a trial court judge. Served as Deputy Chief of Staff
to King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng and Deputy in the Civil and
Criminal Divisions.
Other Professional Experience: Instructor and Distinguished
Jurist in Residence, Seattle University School of Law. Director, Office
for Ministry of Peace and Justice, Archdiocese of Chicago. Co-Chair,
Washington State Minority and Justice Commission.
Education: B.A., Dominican University. M.A., Theology, Mundelein
of Loyola University. J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School.
Community Service: Distinguished speaker on civility in the legal
profession and reducing financial barriers to courts. Mentor to minority
and disadvantaged students. Boardmember of FareStart.
Statement: Justice Yu joined the Supreme Court after serving for
fourteen years as a highly respected Superior Court judge, where she
presided over both criminal and civil cases, including hundreds of
adoptions and other family law matters.
As a trial court judge, she was known for treating everyone with respect
and fairness, approaching each case with an open mind, understanding
that each decision a judge makes impacts someone’s life, and paying
careful attention to the law.
Because of her experience, integrity, and impartiality, she has received
numerous awards including “Judge of the Year” from the Washington State
Association for Justice, King County Washington Women Lawyers, and the
Washington State Bar Association; and “Public Official of the Year” from
the Municipal League Foundation. Justice Yu received the highest
possible rating - Exceptionally Well Qualified - from all six bar
associations that rated her.
Justice Yu is dedicated to improving access to justice and protecting
individual rights for all. She is endorsed by hundreds of current and
former justices and judges, elected leaders, Washington State Patrol
Troopers Association, National Women’s Political Caucus, Washington
State Labor Council, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and thousands
of civic leaders, small business owners and community members across the
state.
| ORGANIZATION | MARY YU |
| Cardozo Society |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
| King County Bar Association | * |
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Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
|
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
| Loren Miller Bar Association |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
|
QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
| Washington Women Lawyers |
Exceptionally Well Qualiified |
Important note! Each of these organizations uses its own standards and rating terms when evaluating candidates; please check their pages for further information. We do not have ratings for candidates with an asterisk (*), and the reasons vary. Some evaluations may still be in process, or we might not have received them yet; some candidates may not have been offered an opportunity to participate, or they may have declined to participate.
Newspaper endorsements:
| NEWSPAPER | MARY YU |
| The Columbian |
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| Seattle Times |
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