Honorable Mary E. Dingledy

Judge Marybeth Dingledy was appointed to the Superior Court Bench by Governor Chris Gregoire in 2012.  She graduated in 1991 from Middlebury College with a double major in history and political science and earned her law degree from The College of William & Mary in 1995.  Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Dingledy worked as a prosecutor in King County and then as a public defender in Snohomish County for sixteen years.  During her tenure at the Public Defender’s office, Judge Dingledy served as the misdemeanor supervisor, the drug court liaison, and as a mentor for new attorneys.  In 2010, she was honored by her peers as the Snohomish County attorney of the year for her contributions to the community and the legal profession. 

Judge Dingledy is an active member of the Everett Mountaineers Climbing Committee, the Sierra Club Inner City Outings, and serves on the board of the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer.  In her spare time, she leads backpacking trips and climbs local, national and international mountains.  Judge Dingledy serves on the Court Operations and Facilities committees for Superior Court.