Background
Born and raised in California, Gonzalez descended on his father"s side from refugees from the Mexican Revolution while his maternal ancestors immigrated at the turn of the 20th Century through Ellis Island from eastern Europe.
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Steven Gonzalez
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Gonzalez graduated with Honors from Pitzer College inClaremont, California with a Bachelor of Arts|Bachelor in East Asian Studies in 1985.
Career
Gonzalez replaced Justice Gerry L. Alexander who retired following reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. He worked as a paralegal in Century City after graduation from college. He then received a scholarship from Rotary International to study international trade in Japan for 21 months.
Upon graduation in 1991, Gonzalez passed the Washington (United States state)|Washington State bar exam and was admitted to practice in November 1991.
Gonzalez speaks English, Japanese, Spanish and some Chinese. He then served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington from 1997 to 2002.
In March 2002 Governor Gary Locke appointed him as a King County Superior Court Judge.
