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Judge Charles K. Wiggins

DIVISION II, POSITION 3

January 11, 1995–December 10, 1995

Appointed by Governor Lowry

The son of a career warrant officer, Judge Wiggins grew up in the Army and earned the Boy Scout Eagle Scout award. With the help of an ROTC scholarship, he attended Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He spent the next four years in the Army Military Intelligence Corps, leaving as a Captain. While in the Army, Judge Wiggins was able to attend night school, earning a Masters Degree in Business Administration. The G.I. Bill helped him to attend Duke Law School, where he graduated in 1976.

Judge Wiggins did not know that there were appellate lawyers, but fell into a job with Malcom Edwards’ firm in 1976, coincidentally with the adoption of the then newly instituted Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP’s). He learned how to brief and argue appeals, and also to think independently and creatively. Judge Wiggins was appointed to the Division Two bench in 1995. After serving for a year, he returned to private practice.

Judge Wiggins found his time at the Court of Appeals to be sometimes exhilarating and overwhelming, but always satisfying.

Justice Wiggins was elected to the Washington State Supreme Court in 2010. He still serves on the Supreme Court.

 

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