Gerry L. Alexander

Gerry L. Alexander
Alexander in 2006
Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
In office 2004–2010
Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
In office 1995 – December 2011
Personal details
Born	(1936-04-28) April 28, 1936 (age 88) Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Education	Olympia High School University of Washington (BA) University of Washington School of Law (JD)

Gerry L. Alexander (/ˈɡɛri/ GHERR-ee; born April 28, 1936)[1] is the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Washington. He was elected to the court in 1994 and re-elected in 2000. Following this election, his colleagues elected him to a four-year term as chief justice. He was re-elected as chief justice in 2004 and re-elected to the court in 2006. Due to the court's age limit of 75, Alexander was unable to complete his final six-year term. He stepped down as Chief Justice at the beginning of 2010[2] and retired from the Court in December 2011.[3]

Early life and education

Alexander was born in 1936 in Aberdeen, Washington. He attended Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in History in 1958. While a student at UW, he was a member of the Gamma Chi Chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity.[4] In 1964, Alexander received his JD from the University of Washington Law School.

References

1. Who's Who in American Law, 1998-1999. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. p. 8.
2. La Corte, Rachel (September 29, 2009). "Alexander to step down as Wash. chief justice". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
3. Rachel LaCorte (2009-10-26). "Retirement at 75 'reasonable' to chief judge". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
4. "What'ΣΝew- Gamma Chi Chapter Newsletter". Sigma Nu - Gamma Chi Chapter website. Gamma Chi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2013.