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March 12, 2026

Washington State Supreme Court

Angelis

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced that Theo Angelis will replace retiring Justice Barbara Madsen on the Washington State Supreme Court.

Angelis is an accomplished attorney with 25 years of legal experience. He currently focuses on appellate work, intellectual property litigation, and general litigation as a partner at K&L Gates. Angelis also engages in extensive pro bono work, for which he has received numerous awards, including the American Civil Liberties Union's Humanitarian Award for his work on behalf of unrepresented minors in immigration proceedings. Angelis worked with a broad team of lawyers to challenge the federal government's practice of requiring children to represent themselves in immigration proceedings if they couldn't afford counsel.

Angelis is a past president of the Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington (MELAW), and will be the first Justice of Middle Eastern descent on the state Supreme Court. He has degrees from Claremont McKenna College, the London School of Economics, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He clerked on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.




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