Charles Frederick Stafford Jr. (June 24, 1918 – July 3, 1984), was an American lawyer who was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1970 to 1984.
In 1940, he began his studies at Yale Law School, but left in August 1943 to serve as lieutenant in the U.S. Signal Corps during World War II.
[3] In 1968, Governor Daniel J. Evans appointed Stafford to the Division I of the Court of Appeals.
A few months later, Evans elevated Stafford to the Washington State Supreme Court to replace Justice Matthew W. Hill, who retired.
[5] Though in ill health his final year, he continued to serve on the Court until he died on July 3, 1984.