New Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, right, is embraced by Justice Steven Gonzalez before Yu's swearing in Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Olympia, Wash. Yu, a former King County Superior Court judge, was sworn in as the newest member of the court, marking the first time the high court has had an openly gay justice. Yu, whose mother is from Mexico and father is from China, is also the first Asian American and first female Hispanic member of the court. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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