New Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, right, holds her hands in front of her as she is applauded by friends Anne Levinson, left, Ruth Woo and Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney following her swearing-in to the bench 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)
Washington state Supreme Court justices Mary Fairhurst, left, Charles Johnson, Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and Susan Owens applaud from the bench after the swearing in of new Justice Mary Yu 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)
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)
New Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu recites an oath during her swearing-in to the bench 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)
New Washington state Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is applauded by current court members behind as she acknowledges the gallery after being sworn in to the bench 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)