Judge Mary Yu is now a justice of the Washington State Supreme Court.
From Towleroad:
Yu was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to replace retiring Justice Jim Johnson, a conservative defender of property rights who once joined in a majority ruling against gay marriage.
“Her appointment today is a moment that all Washingtonians can be proud of,” Inslee said.
Yu is best known for having performed the state’s first same-sex marriage at 12:01 a.m. in December 2012 when marriage equality took effect in Washington State. She spent seven hours in black robes pronouncing vows that day.
You can see one of the ceremonies that Judge Yu performed below the famous orange design.
More information about Justice Yu from seattlepi:
Yu comes to the high court with a varied background. She has a graduate degree in theology from Mundelein of Loyola University in Chicago. She is a onetime director of the Office of Peace and Justice of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Yu was named to the King County Superior Court bench in 2000 by Gov. Gary Locke. She has collected such honors as a Municipal League Foundation “Public Official of the Year” award, and the Norm Maleng Award of the Washington State Bar Association. She worked as deputy chief of staff for the late King County Prosecutor.