United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
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| (E.D. Wash.) | |
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| Location | Thomas S. Foley Courthouse .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal More locations
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | March 2, 1905 |
| Judges | 4 |
| Chief Judge | Thomas O. Rice |
| www.waed.uscourts.gov | |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (in case citations, E.D. Wash.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
As of the 2000 census, 1.3 million people resided in the Eastern District, representing 22% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Richland, Spokane, and Yakima, amongst others. Courts at Yakima are located at the William O. Douglas Federal Building.
Cases from the Eastern 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 Eastern District of Washington represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Interim U.S. Attorney for the district is Joseph G. Harrington since January 5, 2018.
Contents
1 Current judges
2 Former judges
3 Chief judges
4 Succession of seats
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links
Current judges
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 21 | Chief Judge | Thomas O. Rice | Spokane | 1960 | 2012–present | 2016–present | — | Obama |
| 20 | District Judge | Rosanna M. Peterson | Spokane | 1951 | 2010–present | 2011–2016 | — | Obama |
| 22 | District Judge | Stanley Allen Bastian | Yakima | 1958 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 23 | District Judge | Salvador Mendoza, Jr. | Richland | 1971 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 13 | Senior Judge | Justin Lowe Quackenbush | Spokane | 1929 | 1980–1995 | 1989–1995 | 1995–present | Carter |
| 15 | Senior Judge | William Fremming Nielsen | Spokane | 1934 | 1991–2003 | 1995–2000 | 2003–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 16 | Senior Judge | Frederick L. Van Sickle | Spokane | 1943 | 1991–2008 | 2000–2005 | 2008–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 17 | Senior Judge | Robert H. Whaley | Spokane | 1943 | 1995–2009 | 2005–2009 | 2009–present | Clinton |
| 18 | Senior Judge | Edward F. Shea | Richland | 1942 | 1998–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
| 19 | Senior Judge | Lonny R. Suko | Yakima | 1943 | 2003–2013 | 2009–2011 | 2013–present | G.W. Bush |
Former judges
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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| 1 | Edward Whitson | WA | 1852–1910 | 1905–1910 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 2 | Frank H. Rudkin | WA | 1864–1931 | 1911–1923 | — | — | Taft | appointment to 9th Cir. |
| 3 | J. Stanley Webster | WA | 1877–1962 | 1923[1]–1939 | — | 1939–1962 | Harding | death |
| 4 | Lloyd Llewellyn Black | WA | 1889–1950 | 1940[2]–1950 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 5 | Lewis B. Schwellenbach | WA | 1894–1948 | 1940–1945 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | resignation |
| 6 | Samuel Marion Driver | WA | 1892–1958 | 1946–1958 | 1948–1958 | — | Truman | death |
| 7 | William James Lindberg | WA | 1904–1981 | 1951–1961 | — | — | Truman | seat reassigned |
| 8 | Charles Lawrence Powell | WA | 1902–1975 | 1959–1972 | 1959–1972 | 1972–1975 | Eisenhower | death |
| 9 | William Nelson Goodwin | WA | 1909–1975 | 1966–1975 | 1972–1973 | — | L. Johnson | death |
| 10 | Marshall Allen Neill | WA | 1914–1979 | 1972–1979 | 1973–1979 | — | Nixon | death |
| 11 | Jack Edward Tanner | WA | 1919–2006 | 1978 | — | — | Carter | seat reassigned |
| 12 | Robert James McNichols | WA | 1922–1992 | 1979–1991 | 1980–1989 | 1991–1992 | Carter | death |
| 14 | Alan Angus McDonald | WA | 1927–2007 | 1985–1996 | — | 1996–2007 | Reagan | death |
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
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See also
- Courts of Washington (U.S. state)
- List of United States federal courthouses in Washington
Notes
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1923, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1924, and received commission on January 16, 1924.
^ Black was initially appointed to the Western District of Washington in 1939; he was reassigned by operation of law to serve in both districts.
External links
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Official Website
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