United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
(W.D. Wash.)
Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Established March 3, 1905
Judges assigned 7
Chief judge Ricardo S. Martinez
Official site

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (in case citations, W.D. Wash.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. Its courthouse is located at 7th and Stewart in Seattle.

As of the 2000 census, 4.6 million people resided in the Western District, representing 78% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Bellingham, Bremerton, Seattle, Bellevue, Olympia, Vancouver, Everett, and Tacoma, amongst others.

Cases from the Western District of Washington are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States Attorney for the district is Annette Hayes. The United States Marshal for the district is currently Mark Ericks, who was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 2010. [1]

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
27 Chief Judge Ricardo S. Martinez Seattle 1951 2004–present 2016–present — G.W. Bush
26 District Judge Ronald B. Leighton Tacoma 1951 2002–present — — G.W. Bush
28 District Judge James L. Robart Seattle 1947 2004–present — — G.W. Bush
29 District Judge Richard A. Jones Seattle 1950 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
30 District Judge Benjamin Hale Settle Tacoma 1947 2007–present — — G.W. Bush
31 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
32 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
13 Senior Judge Walter Thomas McGovern Seattle 1922 1971–1987 — 1987–present Nixon
17 Senior Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein Washington, D.C.[Note 1] 1939 1980–2011 1987–1994 2011–present Carter
18 Senior Judge John C. Coughenour Seattle 1941 1981–2006 1997–2004 2006–present Reagan
19 Senior Judge Carolyn R. Dimmick Seattle 1929 1985–1997 — 1997–present Reagan
20 Senior Judge Robert Jensen Bryan Tacoma 1934 1986–2000 — 2000–present Reagan
22 Senior Judge Thomas Samuel Zilly Seattle 1935 1988–2004 — 2004–present Reagan
24 Senior Judge Robert S. Lasnik Seattle 1951 1998–2016 2004–2011 2016–present Clinton
25 Senior Judge Marsha J. Pechman Seattle 1951 1999–2016 2011–2016 2016–present Clinton
  1. ↑ Since taking senior status, Rothstein has sat with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
6 Robert S. Lasnik Senior Status January 27, 2016 Beth M. Andrus April 14, 2016
1 Marsha J. Pechman Senior Status February 6, 2016 Kathleen M. O'Sullivan April 14, 2016
3 James L. Robart Senior Status June 28, 2016[2] J. Michael Diaz April 14, 2016

Former Judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Age at appointment Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Cornelius Holgate Hanford WA 1849–1926 1890–1912 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Harrison resignation
2 George Donworth WA 1861–1947 1909–1912 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Taft resignation
3 Edward E. Cushman WA 1865–1944 1912–1939 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1939–1944 Taft death
4 Clinton Woodbury Howard WA 1864–1937 1912–1913 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Taft not confirmed
5 Jeremiah Neterer WA 1862–1943 1913–1933 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1933–1943 Wilson death
6 John Clyde Bowen WA 1888–1978 1934–1961 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1961–1978 F. Roosevelt death
7 Lloyd Llewellyn Black WA 1889–1950 1939–1950 — {{{age at appointment}}} — F. Roosevelt death
8 Charles Henry Leavy WA 1884–1952 1942–1952 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1952–1952 F. Roosevelt death
9 William James Lindberg WA 1904–1981 1951–1971 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1971–1981 Truman death
10 George Hugo Boldt WA 1903–1984 1953–1971 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1971–1984 Eisenhower death
11 William Trulock Beeks WA 1906–1988 1961–1973 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1973–1988 Kennedy death
12 William Nelson Goodwin WA 1909–1975 1966–1975 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Johnson death
14 Morell Edward Sharp WA 1920–1980 1971–1980 — {{{age at appointment}}} — Nixon death
15 Donald S. Voorhees WA 1916–1989 1974–1986 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1986–1989 Nixon death
16 Jack Edward Tanner WA 1919–2006 1978–1991 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1991–2006 Carter death
21 William Lee Dwyer WA 1929–2002 1987–1998 — {{{age at appointment}}} 1998–2002 Reagan death
23 Franklin D. Burgess WA 1935–2010 1994–2005 — {{{age at appointment}}} 2005–2010 Clinton death

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat reassigned from the District of Washington on March 2, 1905 by 33 Stat. 824
Hanford 1905–1912
Howard 1912–1913
Neterer 1913–1933
Bowen 1934–1961
Beeks 1961–1973
Voorhees 1974–1986
Dwyer 1987–1998
Pechman 1999–2016
vacant 2016–present
Seat 2
Seat established on March 2, 1909 by 35 Stat. 686
Donworth 1909–1912
Cushman 1912–1939
Leavy 1942–1952
Boldt 1953–1971
Sharp 1971–1980
Coughenour 1981–2006
Jones 2007–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 585
Seat made concurrent with Eastern District on January 20, 1940 by 54 Stat. 16
Black 1939–1950
Lindberg 1951–1971
Seat assigned solely to Western District on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
McGovern 1971–1987
Zilly 1988–2004
Robart 2004–present
Seat 4
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Eastern District)
Goodwin 1966–1975
Tanner 1978–1991
Seat assigned solely to Western District on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Burgess 1994–2005
Settle 2007–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Rothstein 1980–2011
Seat abolished on September 1, 2011 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 6
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Dimmick 1985–1997
Lasnik 1998–2016
vacant 2016–present
Seat 7
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Bryan 1986–2000
Leighton 2002–present
Seat 8
Seat established in 2003 pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 5 on September 1, 2011
Martinez 2004–present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Presidential Nominations – THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Thomas.loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  2. ↑ Future Judicial Vacancies

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