There will soon be a vacancy on the Washington Supreme Court.

Justice Mary Yu announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of 2025.

“When Justice [Susan] Owens passed away, shortly after her retirement, I said to myself, ‘that’s not going to be me,'” Yu told KIRO Newsradio Thursday. “I am not going to work until I die.”

Yu, 68, is the first Asian American, the first Latina, and the first member of the LGBTQ community to serve on the state’s high court.

“I feel like I’m sort of a test case. And if I made it here, I’m hoping that it’s assurances to others, to young Latinas, to young LGBTQ lawyers, to young Asian lawyers, that you know what? If I can do this, you can do this,” Yu said.

Mary Yu appointed to Washington Supreme Court

She was appointed to the court in 2014 by fo

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