Rachelle E. Anderson
Department 12
Courtroom 204
Title: Superior Court Judge
Phone: 509-477-6006
- Current Assignment: Trial Judge
- Appointed: 2019
Judicial Assistant: Tracy Rayfield 509-477-6006 - dept12@spokanecounty.org
Court Reporter: Deb Peck 509-477-4419 - dpeck@spokanecounty.org
Career Highlights
- Spokane County Superior Court Commissioner - 2010-2018
- Administrative Law Judge - Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings, 2010
- 13 years in private practice, emphasizing Family Law and Juvenile Dependency work
Professional Affiliations, Committees
- Member of the Spokane County Bar Association
- Former member of the Character and Fitness Board of the Washington State Bar Association, Chair 2010
- Former member of the Washington State Young Lawyers Division, 2000-2007. Recipient of the President’s Award 2007
- Founding member of the Greater Access and Assistance Program, precursor to the Washington State Moderate Means Program
- Chair of the Certified Professional Guardian Board beginning October 2018; Member of the Board since October 2012
- Chair of the Superior Court Judge’s Association (SCJA) Probate and Guardianship Committee since 2017. Member of the committee since 2013 – first Commissioner in Washington to chair an SCJA committee without a Judge co-chair
- Member of the SCJA Legislative Committee October 2017 to present
- Member of the SCJA Family and Juvenile Committee 2012-2016
- Rated Exceptionally Well-Qualified by the Washington LGBTQ Minority bar
- Member of the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Implicit Bias Anchor Training Team
Education
- Eastern Washington University, Government, BA, 1994
- Gonzaga University School of Law, JD, 1997
Personal
- Life-time resident of Spokane
- Proud parent of two very talented and hardworking daughters
- Lover of books and travel