Colleen Melody
Legal/Judicial Experience
Supreme Court Justice. Colleen Melody works every day to uphold the rule of law, improve access to justice, and protect the rights of Washingtonians.
Other Professional Experience
Colleen was a career civil rights lawyer and public servant. She taught at the University of Washington and brought pro bono cases on behalf of immigrants and veterans. She worked at a pizza shop in high school and waited tables through college.
Education
UW for college and law school, both with high honors.
Community Service
Colleen worked to improve access to services in her rural community, including better resources for seniors, increased healthcare services, and more affordable childcare.
Statement
Colleen grew up in Spokane, the daughter of a teacher and a healthcare advocate. As a civil rights lawyer, she protected Washingtonians whose rights were violated by multinational corporations, special interests, and the federal government. Colleen returned millions in wages owed to workers and protected employees from pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment. As the leader of the Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division, she beat the Trump Administration when it tried to impose its unconstitutional Muslim Ban and separate families at the border.
Now more than ever, state courts must safeguard our rights with independence and impartiality. Washington’s laws provide broad protections in privacy, the workplace, housing, healthcare, and education. State courts must be places where victims of crime and discrimination may seek justice with safety and dignity.
Colleen is a working mom who lives in rural Western Washington with her husband and two public-school daughters. She is endorsed by every sitting Supreme Court Justice; retired Justices Yu and Madsen; Governors Ferguson, Inslee, and Gregoire; Attorney General Brown; hundreds of judges and elected leaders statewide, and the Washington State Labor Council.
Your rights matter. Justice Colleen Melody has worked her entire career to protect them.
Community Engagement
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Endorsements
Chief Justice Debra L. StephensAssociate Chief Justice Charles W. JohnsonJustice Steven C. GonzálezJustice Sheryl Gordon McCloudJustice Raquel Montoya-LewisJustice Helen G. WhitenerJustice Salvador A. MungiaJustice Theodore J. AngelisGovernor Bob FergusonLieutenant Governor Denny HeckAttorney General Nick BrownTreasurer Mike PellicciottiAuditor Pat McCarthyInusrance Commissioner Patty KudererCourt of Appeals Division I Chief Judge Cecily C. HazelriggCourt of Appeals Division I Acting Chief Judge Bill A. BowmanCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Ian S. BirkCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Tam BuiCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Janet S. ChungCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Linda W.Y. CoburnCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Leonard J. FeldmanCourt of Appeals Division I Judge David S. MannCourt of Appeals Division I Judge Lori K. SmithCourt of Appeals Division II Presiding Chief Judge Anne CruserCourt of Appeals Division II Acting Chief Judge Bernard F. VeljacicCourt of Appeals Division II Judge Meng Li CheCourt of Appeals Division II Judge Rebecca GlasgowCourt of Appeals Division II Judge Linda LeeCourt of Appeals Division II Judge Bradley A. MaxaCourt of Appeals Division III Chief Judge Robert Lawrence-BerreyCourt of Appeals Division III Judge John O. CooneyCourt of Appeals Division III Acting Chief Judge Tracy A. StaabCourt of Appeals Division III Judge Megan K. MurphyPaul M. Crisalli of King County Superior CourtJaime Hawk of King County Superior CourtVeronica Galván of King County Superior CourtTaki Flevaris of King County Superior CourtMaureen McKee of King County Superior CourtDavid Keenan of King County Superior CourtJoe Campagna of King County Superior CourtMark Larrañaga of King County Superior CourtE. Rania Rampersad of King County Superior CourtBenjamin Santos of King County Superior CourtSandra Widlan of King County Superior CourtJosephine Wiggs of King County Superior CourtAimée Sutton of King County Superior CourtAndré M. Peñalver of Pierce County Superior CourtJennifer Andrews of Pierce County Superior CourtPhilip Thornton of Pierce County Superior CourtDoris Walkins of Pierce County Superior CourtAngelica Williams of Pierce County Superior CourtAnna G. Alexander of Snohomish County Superior CourtMarybeth Dingledy of Snohomish County Superior CourtMiguel Duran of Snohomish County Superior CourtJennifer R. Langbehn of Snohomish County Superior CourtCindy A. Larsen of Snohomish County Superior CourtPatrick M. Moriarty of Snohomish County Superior CourtWhitney M. Rivera of Snohomish County Superior CourtJon T. Scott of Snohomish County Superior CourtWilliam C. Steffner of Snohomish County Superior CourtPaul W. Thompson of Snohomish County Superior CourtBreean Beggs of Spokane County Superior CourtCandie M. Dibble of Spokane County Superior CourtCharnelle Bjelkengren of Spokane County Superior CourtDean Chaung of Spokane County Superior CourtShelley Szambelan of Spokane County Superior CourtTony Hazel of Spokane County Superior CourtAnne Egeler of Thurston County Superior CourtIndu Thomas of Thurston County Superior CourtElizabeth Yost Neidzwski of Skagit County Superior CourtCongressman Adam SmithCongresswoman Marilyn StricklandCongresswoman Pramila JayapalSpeaker Laurie JinkinsSenator Annette ClevelandSenator Adrian CortesSenator Bob HasegawaSenator Claire WilsonSenator Claudia KauffmanSenator Deborah KrishnadasanSenator Emily AlvaradoSenator Jessica BatemanSenator John LovickSenator June RobinsonSenator Lisa WellmanSenator Liz LovelettSenator Manka DhingraSenator Marcus RiccelliSenator Marko LiiasSenator Mike ChapmanSenator Noel FrameSenator Tina OrwallSenator Sharon ShewmakeSenator Vandana SlatterSenator Victoria HuntSenator Yasmin TrudeauRepresentative April BergRepresentative Liz BerryRepresentative Julia ReedRepresentative Nicole MacriRepresentative Lisa CallanRepresentative Julio CortesRepresentative Beth DoglioRepresentative Debra EntenmanRepresentative Joe FitzgibbonRepresentative Mary FosseRepresentative Roger GoodmanRepresentative David HackneyRepresentative Natasha HillRepresentative Mari LeavittRepresentative Debra LekanoffRepresentative Greg NanceRepresentative Tarra SimmonsRepresentative Timm OrmsbyRepresentative Lilian Ortiz-SelfRepresentative Lisa ParshleyRepresentative Strom PetersonRepresentative Gerry PolletRepresentative Alex RamelRepresentative Cindy RyuRepresentative Osman SalahuddinRepresentative Monica StonierRepresentative Chipalo StreetRepresentative Brianna ThomasRepresentative Joe TimmonsRepresentative Sharon WylieRepresentative Janice ZahnCounty Executive Girmay Zahilay of King CountyCounty Executive Ryan Mello of Pierce CountyKing County Council Chair Sarah PerryUniversity Place Councilmember Alecia CunninghamKing County Councilmember Jorge BarónTacoma Mayor Anders IbsenOlympia Mayor Dontae PayneRetired Justice Barbara A. MadsenRetired Justice Mary I. YuRetired Justice Gerry L. AlexanderRetired Justice Bobbe J. BridgeRetired Justice Phil TalmadgeFormer Gov. Christine GregoireFormer Gov. Jay InsleeMichael Fox retired from King County Superior Court and Tulalip Tribal CourtGretchen Leanderson retired from Pierce County Superior CourtRetired King County Councilmember Larry PhillipsFormer Seattle Mayor Jenny DurkanConfederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationJamestown S’Klallam TribeLummi Indian Business CouncilSuquamish TribeTulalip Tribes1st Legislative District Democrats5th Legislative District Democrats9th Legislative District Democrats21st Legislative District Democrats24th Legislative District Democrats27th Legislative District Democrats29th Legislative District Democrats30th Legislative District Democrats32nd Legislative District Democrats36th Legislative District Democrats37th Legislative District Democrats41st Legislative District Democrats42nd Legislative District Democrats43rd Legislative District Democrats45th Legislative District Democrats46th Legislative District Democrats47th Legislative District Democrats48th Legislative District DemocratsAmalgamated Transit Union Local 587American Federation of TeachersBenton County DemocratsCAIR ActionChildren’s Campaign FundDemocrats of Chelan CountyDemocrats for Diversity and InclusionDouglas County DemocratsFairVote WashingtonFranklin County DemocratsFuse WashingtonIndivisible AberdeenIndivisible SequimIndivisible TacomaIndivisible WhidbeyInternational Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751Jefferson County DemocratsKing County DemocratsNational Women’s Political Caucus of WashingtonNurses for AmericaOkanogan County DemocratsOneAmerica VotesPlanned Parenthood Alliance AdvocatesRetired Public Employees Council of WashingtonSkagit County DemocratsSnohomish County DemocratsSEIU 775Sierra Club Washington StateSouth Kitsap IndivisibleSpokane Regional Labor CouncilStonewall DemocratsThe UrbanistThird Act WashingtonUAW Region 6UFCW 3000UFCW 367Walla Walla County DemocratsWashington Conservation ActionWashington Education AssociationWashington Federation of State EmployeesWashington Housing AllianceWashington State Building & Construction Trades CouncilWashington State Labor CouncilWhatcom County DemocratsYakima County DemocratsYoung Democrats of Clark CountySahar FathiKristin BeneskiNathan BaysNatalia FiorChalia Stallings-Ala’ilimaJake EwartRon WardLane PolozolaJason RittereiserKristin McKennonTim EmeryBill HochbergMaureen McKeeJohn HillmanDarrell CochranCatherine ClarkBenjamin GouldMark HoneywellPaul LawrenceParis KallasMargaret ArcherJB MeadeNeal LunaDana SavageGauri Shrotriya LockerMark KrisherMeha GoyalMitchell RieseLionel Greaves IVChristina SepeThaddeus SikesPatricio MarquezAlex KF DoolittleAlma PolettiJeffrey RupertMike PontaroloJon BridgeRory O’SullivanRobin TurnerJackson PahlkeEric NusserNate RobertsColleen KinerkDan JohnsonMike ElliottJackie McMurtrieJasmin WeaverNed LockeCraig StephensTracy HawkCindy HeidelbergGary BirneyRaina WagnerHeather HudsonMark MelroySpencer CoatesLynn RaineySara DevilleGabe Robson VillarrealGabe VerdugoGatherine MitriMike FisherTamar AbouzeidLeah BrownLem HowellMeg Sayre-SalvoBeth Terrell
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