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November 4, 2020
Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis was named Judge of the Year by the Washington State chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national organization that works to advance the civil jury trial and elevate the standards of the legal profession. The Judge of the Year award recognizes an individual that strives to uphold and defend the ethics and standards of the United States judiciary system. Justice Montoya-Lewis has served on the Washington State Supreme Court since her appointment in December 2019, and prior to that spent five years on the Whatcom County Superior Court. Justice Montoya-Lewis has previously served as the chief judge of the Lummi Nation, the Upper Skagit Valley Indian Tribe and the Nooksack Indian Tribe.