** FILE ** King County Superior Court Justice Bobbe Bridge is applauded by Gov. Gary Locke, left, after Locke announced her appointment to the Washington Supreme Court, in this Nov. 9, 1999, file photo in Olympia, Wash. Bridge is stepping down from the Supreme Court a year early to lead a statewide nonprofit agency focused on child welfare, the high court said Friday, June 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Louie Balukoff)