Washington’s Supreme Court has nine justices. Currently there are nine Democratic justices and zero Republican justices. Judicial election primaries are non-partisan, although it is usually easy to determine a candidate’s political leanings. A judicial term is six years. In 2020, there are three justices up for re-election (two of whom are running unopposed), and there is an open seat due to the retirement of one of the justices.

Chief Justice Debra Stevens has been on the court since since 2008, after she was appointed by Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire. She was elected by the voters in 2008 and re-elected in 2014. She is running unopposed for re-election.

Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis (D) has been on the court since early 2020, when she was appointed to the bench by Democratic Governor Jay Inslee after another justice retired. She was formerly a judge on an intermediate appellate court. 2013. She is being challenged by Judge Dave Larson (R), who is currently a a judge on a lower court in Federal Way, Washington.

Justice Charles Johnson is the Associate Chief Justice of the court. He has been on the court since 1991, and is the court’s longest serving member. He is running unopposed for re-election.

Justice G. Helen Whitener has been on the court since early 2020, when she was appointed to the bench by Democratic Governor Jay Inslee after another justice retired. She is being challenged by Richard Serns, a former school superintendent.