Here’s why flags will be half-staff Thursday

Flags will be lowered to half-staff Thursday to honor former Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens.

SEATTLE — Flags will be lowered to half-staff Thursday to honor former Washington state Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens.

Owens passed away on March 28. She was 75.

Owens retired in December following a 44-year judicial career. She was elected to the state Supreme Court in November 2000. She had previously served 19 years as a judge on the Clallam County District Court.

Owens was the seventh woman to serve on the court and the first woman to serve until the mandated retirement age of 75.

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