Judge Meng Li Che

Judge Meng Li Che was appointed to the Court of Appeals, Division II on November 23, 2022. Prior to that Che has worked at the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) since 2010 and served as an Assistant Chief Industrial Appeals Judge, where she handled workers’ compensation appeals and alleged workplace safety violations.

Before joining Division II, Che maintained a busy public defense practice with the Pierce County Office of Public Defense and the Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, representing indigent criminal defendants.

Che is active in the community. From 2011 to 2015, she served on the Board of Trustees and as treasurer for the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts (now Tacoma Arts Live). She is also a senior fellow with the American Leadership Forum, after being a member of Fellow Class XV. Che is a member of the Hon. Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court.

Che earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of San Diego. She obtained her law degree at Seattle University School of Law.