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Sheryl Gordon McCloud

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Preceded by
  
Tom Chambers

Role
  
Justice

Name
  
Sheryl McCloud

Children
  
Two sons

Nationality
  
American


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Born
  
October 5, 1955 (age 68) (
1955-10-05
)

Spouse(s)
  
Michael "Mike" A. McCloud

Alma mater
  
State University of New York, USC Gould School of Law

Occupation
  
Lawyer, Law professor, Judge

Residence
  
Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States

Education
  
USC Gould School of Law, University at Buffalo

Sheryl Gordon McCloud (born October 5, 1955) is an Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. She was elected to replace outgoing Associate Justice Tom Chambers on Seat 9 of the Washington Supreme Court, winning 55.24% of the vote and defeating former Associate Justice Richard B. Sanders. She was appointed to her six-year term on January 1, 2013, by Christine Gregoire. With her election, the Washington Supreme Court is now majority-female.

McCloud is a 1976 graduate of the University at Buffalo and a 1984 graduate of the USC Gould School of Law. While in law school, she served as an editor of the Southern California Law Review.

In February 2017, Justice McCloud authored the unanimous court's opinion in the Arlene's Flowers lawsuit, finding that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution gave the florist no right to refuse to provide services for a gay wedding, writing “this case is no more about the access to flowers than civil rights cases were about access to sandwiches.”

Sheryl gordon mccloud for washington state supreme court judge


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