Cadine Ferguson-Brown

Professional career

• Washington State Superior Court judge serving on the Kitsap County bench since December 2023, previously appointed to the Mason County Superior Court in 2022
• In summary, Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown is a Washington State Superior Court judge with a background in law, legal practice, and community service, now serving on the Kitsap County bench, and whose career has been both celebrated for judicial reforms and contested in public forums

Education

Additional information

• 2022 – Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Mason County Superior Court, where she presided over four departments and implemented reforms to improve courtroom accessibility and reduce delays.
• Judge Ferguson-Brown earned her law degree from the School of Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton, England, and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2013 and the New York State Bar in 2007.
• Before her judicial appointments, she was the Mason County Superior Court Commissioner
• overseeing family law, guardianship, mental health, probate, and therapeutic court matters.
• handling dependency, family, and immigration cases, and held the role of Of Counsel to Hall & Miller, PS.
• She also holds a Master of Education in Leadership in Educational Organizations from American Intercontinental University.
• She also owned and managed law offices in New York and Washington
• She has been active in judicial associations, including the Certified Professional Guardianship and Conservatorship Board, Minority and Justice Commission, and Bench Bar Press Committee.
• Judge Ferguson-Brown has volunteered extensively, including with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Moderate Means program, legal clinics for military members, and community outreach groups such as New Day Ministries and Plates of Hope.
• She has also served on nonprofit boards and in mentorship programs.