Washington Governor Jay Inslee has announced the short-term appointments of two judicial candidates who were elected to their positions in the November 2024 general election: Sal Mungia, as Justice to the Supreme Court, and Mason County Superior Court Commissioner Tirsa Butler as Judge to the Mason County Superior Court.
Sal Mungia won his campaign to succeed retiring Justice Susan Owens, and Tirsa Butler won her campaign to succeed retiring Mason County Superior Court Judge Daniel Goodell. Both Justice Owens and Judge Goodell retire effective December 31st.
By statute the newly elected judicial officers’ terms do not begin until January 13, 2025. Both candidates requested the short-term appointment so they can begin their work early. The appointments will run from January 1st through January 12, 2025.
