Levinson has served as a judge, as the Chair of the state's Utilities & Transportation Commission, and in several roles for the City of Seattle, including Legal Counsel, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Mayor Norm Rice.  Since retiring from the bench, she has consulted for governments and courts on system reform, and has provided review and oversight of administrative police misconduct investigations.  In 2016, she co-chaired the State’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Delivery of Services to Children & Families. Commissioner Levinson has served on the boards of directors and advisory boards for many charitable organizations, including the founding boards for the Seattle Girls' School, the Privacy Fund and the Center for Children & Youth Justice. She has chaired or been an advisor to many local and state ballot measure campaigns.  She is the recipient of civic awards from the Urban League, Lambda Legal, Washington Women Lawyers, City Club, the Northwest Asian Weekly, QLaw, and the Greater Seattle Business Association.