Seattle litigator appointed to Washington Supreme Court
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday appointed Seattle litigator Theo Angelis to the state Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Barbara Madsen.
Angelis, 53, comes to the high court from law firm K&L Gates, where he worked with Ferguson more than 20 years ago, before the governor sought public office. The two teamed up on a case or two in that time, Ferguson said.
“It didn’t take long for me, at that time, working with Theo on those cases, to realize what a brilliant legal mind he had,” said Ferguson, the former state attorney general. “He has a heart that looks out for all the people in our state.”
Angelis is believed to be the first justice of Middle Eastern descent on the high court. He comes in with no judicial experience.
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