Department 3
Raymond F. Clary
Department 3
Courtroom 400
Title: Superior Court Judge
Phone: 509-477-4704
• Current Assignment: Therapeutic Court/Plea
• Elected: 2015
Judicial Assistant: Samantha Casey 509-477-4704 - dept3@spokanecounty.org
Court Reporter: Joe Wittstock 509-477-4416
Career Highlights
• Civil Litigation, 1983 - 2014
• Partner, Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Clary & Oreskovich P.S.
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
• Washington State Super Lawyers: Civil Litigation
• AVVO Superb 10.0 out of 10.0 Rating
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center Community Impact Award
• Washington State Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation
• Spokane County Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award
Professional Affiliations, Committees
• Washington State Bar Association
• Idaho State Bar Association (former)
• Federal Bar Association (former)
• American Bar Association (former)
• Spokane County Bar Association
• Municipal Court Judge (Pro Tem), City of Medical Lake, 1992
• WSBA Legislative Committee, 2003 - 2008
• WSBA Court Rules & Procedures Committee, 2003 - 2006
Civic Involvement
• Pro Bono work with students who have Washington Interscholastic Activities Association eligibility issues
• Consultant to National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth in respect to administrative procedure, constitutional rights, and activities eligibility
• Volunteers of America: Pro Bono Counsel for litigation issues with its multiple social service entities, including Crosswalk, Hope House and Alexandria’s House
• Morning Star Boys’ Ranch, Advisory Director, 1994 to 2007
• Youth Football Coach, Pop Warner, YMCA, and Spokane Youth Sports Association
• Founder of Free Football Mini Camp, Grades 5th through 8th
Education
• Eastern Washington University, B.A. - magnum cum laude, 1979
President’s Honor Roll and National Dean’s List
• Gonzaga University Law School J.D. - cum laude, 1983
Thomas More Scholar 1980 - 1983
Associate Editor Gonzaga Law Review