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Inslee names former Cheney prosecutor to court bench

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed former Cheney Municipal Court contract prosecutor Julie McKay to the Spokane County Superior Court. McKay replaces retiring Judge Kathleen O’Connor, who has served on the Spokane County bench since 1979, making her the longest-serving justice in the state.

A graduate of Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University, McKay served as Cheney’s prosecutor from 1991 to 2014 when she was selected to serve as a Spokane County Superior Court Commissioner. She also had a general civil and family law pra...

 

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