OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson made his first appointment to the Washington Supreme Court Monday. Civil rights attorney Colleen Melody will replace Justice Mary Yu , who is retiring, on the state's highest court.

In 2015, Ferguson created the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division while he was serving as Washington's Attorney General. Melody, a career civil rights attorney, has led the division since its inception.

“Colleen Melody has devoted her career to standing up for those who often don’t have a voice in our justice system,” Ferguson said. “As Attorney General, I worked extremely closely with Colleen, where I had a front row seat to her immense legal skills, prodigious work rate, and passion for justice. Her public service has made our state and nation a more equitable place. She wil

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