Colleen M. Melody (born 1982) is a justice of the Washington Supreme Court.
Melody is a native of Spokane, Washington. She received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Washington and graduated first in her law school class.
After law school, Melody served as a law clerk to Ninth Circuit judge Ronald M. Gould. Melody began her legal career at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, then returned to Washington to lead the state Attorney GeneralâÂÂs Wing Luke Civil Rights Division. As an Assistant Attorney General, Melody helped lead WashingtonâÂÂs successful challenge to Executive Order 13769, President Donald TrumpâÂÂs first âÂÂMuslim ban."
In 2025, associate justice Mary Yu announced that she would retire at the end of that year. Governor Bob Ferguson appointed Melody to fill YuâÂÂs seat through the November 2026 general election, when voters will determine who will serve out the remainder of YuâÂÂs term. Melody has not previously served as a judge.