William L. Downing


William Lansing Downing is a judge of the Superior Court of Washington for King County and a former deputy prosecutor. He is notable for his ruling that same-sex marriages are legal in Washington, as well as for the prosecutions of the Wah Mee massacre killers.
In 1978, he graduated with a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, along with classmate Robert S. Lasnik.

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