Ferguson appoints Theo Angelis to Washington Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – Theo Angelis, a partner at the Seattle law firm K&L Gates, has been appointed as the next Washington Supreme Court justice by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Angelis will fill the seat being vacated by Justice Barbara Madsen, who retires on April 3.

“Theo is, in short, a very talented, accomplished lawyer who is also, just as importantly, humble, kind and generous,” the governor said Monday morning from the Temple of Justice in Olympia, home of the state Supreme Court. “Theo has degrees from Claremont McKenna College, the London School of Economics, Oxford University and Yale Law School. He also clerked on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Angelis is an experienced litigator who has overseen numerous appeals.

Ferguson described Angelis as someone who has handled “dozens and dozens and dozens of app...