Sheryl Gordon McCloud

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.[2] With her election, the Washington Supreme Court is now majority-female.[3]

Sheryl Gordon McCloud
Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
Preceded byTom Chambers
Personal details
Born (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Michael "Mike" A. McCloud
ChildrenTwo sons
ResidenceBainbridge Island, Washington[1]
Alma materState University of New York at Buffalo (BA)
University of Southern California (JD)
OccupationLawyer, Law professor, Judge
WebsiteOfficial

McCloud is a 1976 graduate of the University at Buffalo and a 1984 graduate of the USC Gould School of Law.[4] While in law school, she served as an editor of the Southern California Law Review.[5]

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."[6]

In September 2017, McCloud dissented when, by a vote of 5–3, the court upheld the child pornography trafficking conviction of a seventeen-year-old boy for sexting a picture of himself to an adult woman.[7][8]

In October 2018, McCloud joined the majority when the court abolished the state's death penalty because they found its racist imposition violated the Constitution of Washington.[9][10]

References
  1. Bainbridge-based lawyer a political newcomer in Supreme Court race » Kitsap Sun
  2. Sheryl Gordon McCloud for Supreme Court
  3. Swearing-in of Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud tips Supreme Court majority to women | The Daily World
  4. Justice Position 9, Supreme Court of Washington - 2012 Voter Guide
  5. Sheryl Gordon McCloud | 2012 Primary
  6. Thompson, Lynn (16 February 2017). "Richland florist discriminated against gay couple by refusing service, state Supreme Court rules". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. Note, Recent Case: Washington Supreme Court Affirms Child Pornography Conviction of Teenager, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 1505 (2018).
  8. State v. Gray, 402 P.3d 254 (Wash. 2017).
  9. Note, Recent Case: Washington State Supreme Court Declares Death Penalty Unconstitutional In Washington, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 1764 (2019).
  10. State v. Gregory, 427 P.3d 621 (Wash. 2018).
Legal offices
Preceded by
Tom Chambers		 Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
2013–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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