▁K ek ana ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Les oth o ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁stage ▁actress es ▁Category : D rama ▁Des k ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh ery l ▁Gordon ▁Mc Cloud ▁( born ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁replace ▁out going ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Tom ▁Ch amb ers ▁on ▁Se at ▁ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁winning ▁ 5 5 . 2 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁defe ating ▁former ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Richard ▁B . ▁Sand ers . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁her ▁six - year ▁term ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁by ▁Christ ine ▁Gre go ire . ▁With ▁her ▁election , ▁the ▁Washington ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁is ▁now ▁majority - f em ale . ▁ ▁Mc Cloud ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁at ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁US C ▁G ould ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁While ▁in ▁law ▁school , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Justice ▁Mc Cloud ▁author ed ▁the ▁un anim ous ▁court ' s ▁opinion ▁in ▁the ▁Ar l ene ' s