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Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown

Department No. 8


Judge Ferguson-Brown earned her law degree from the School of Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England. She was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 2013 and to the New York State Bar Association in 2007. She also holds a Master of Education, specializing in Leadership in Educational Organizations from American Intercontinental University.

Judge Ferguson-Brown was first appointed by Governor Inslee in 2022 to the Mason County Superior Court, where she became known for her fair, even-handed and well-considered decisions. During her tenure, she presided over four departments, hearing a variety of complex civil and criminal law matters. In the juvenile department, she worked with staff and stakeholders to create a more people-friendly courtroom and streamlined processes to reduce delays in other departments. She was also active in the Superior Court Judges Association, by joining the Certified Professional Guardianship and Conservatorship Board, Minority and Justice Commission, the Bench Bar Press Committee, and other civil and criminal committees. In December 2023, Judge Ferguson-Brown was appointed to the Kitsap County Superior Court bench.

Prior to her appointments, she was the Mason County Superior Court Commissioner where she presided over matters in family law, guardianship, mental health, probate, and the Therapeutic courts. Before transitioning to the bench, Judge Ferguson-Brown owned and managed her own law offices, first in New York, and later in Washington when she relocated here, with her family, due to her husband’s military career. Her practice handled matters in Dependency, Family, and Immigration law. She was also Of Counsel to Hall & Miller, PS, where she completed discovery depositions in Workers Compensation matters.

Judge Ferguson-Brown values access to justice for all and was a pro bono attorney with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and a low bono attorney through the Moderate Means program. She hosted and volunteered at legal clinics for military members at the Naval Air Station, Bangor and Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island. In addition, she has volunteered with various local community outreach programs such as, New Day Ministries and Plates of Hope, and has served as a big sister in the Big Brother Big Sister organization, and as a judge and rater with the YMCA Mock Trial. Judge Ferguson-Brown also served as a past board member of Agapé Unlimited, a Bremerton-based non-profit outpatient substance use disorder treatment program, and as an organizer for the Dream Jamaica organization - a mentorship program for high school students in Jamaica. She continues to volunteer with the Bremerton NAACP, the Mason County League of Women Voters, and the Shelton Rotary.

At home, she enjoys cooking and reading with her family, and can often be seen playing board or video games with her boys or engaging in Karaoke, a newfound pastime for her family.


Judge Ferguson-Brown's Staff Attorney:

Marcus Hauer 360-337-4465