Department 4

Judge McKay

Julie M. McKay

Department 4
Courtroom 407
Title: Superior Court Judge
Phone: 509-477-4707

  • Current Assignment:  Presiding and Juvenile
  • Elected: 2016

Judicial Assistant:  Lisa Gurkowski 509-477-4707 - dept4@spokanecounty.org
Court Reporter: Jody Keelin 509-477-4415 - jkkeelin@spokanecounty.org

 Career Highlights

  • Sole Practitioner 1990 - 1995
  • Principal of Hatch & McKay, PS 1995 - 2014
  • Prosecutor for City of Cheney, Municipal Court 1991 - 2014
  • Pro Tem Commissioner for Spokane County Superior Court 1995 - 2011, 2014 
  • Spokane County Superior Court Commissioner 2014 - 2016

Professional Affiliations, Committees

  • WSBA Family Law Executive Committee 2005 - 2008
  • Supreme Court Dissolution Task Force 

Education

  • Eastern Washington University, Government BA 1987
  • Gonzaga University School of Law, JD 1990