Education
University of Southern California Gould School of Law. State University of New New York
University of Southern California Gould School of Law. State University of New New York
She was elected to replace outgoing Associate Justice Tom Chambers on Seat 9 of the Washington Supreme Court, winning 55.24% of the vote and defeating former Associate Justice Richard B. Sanders. She was appointed to her six-year term on January 1, 2013, by Christine Gregoire. With her election, the Washington Supreme Court is now majority-female.
McCloud is a 1976 graduate of the University at Buffalo and a 1984 graduate of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
While in law school, she served as an editor of the Southern California Law Review.