United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
(E.D. Wash.)
Appeals to: Ninth Circuit
Established: March 2, 1905
Judges assigned: 4
Chief Judge: Thomas O. Rice
http://www.waed.uscourts.gov/
Courthouse in 1965

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 U.S. Attorney for the district is Michael C. Ormsby. He was appointed in 2009.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
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
1 Whitson, EdwardEdward Whitson WA 1852–1910 1905–1910 — — Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt death
2 Rudkin, Frank H.Frank H. Rudkin WA 1864–1931 1911–1923 — — Taft, Taft reappointment
3 Webster, J. StanleyJ. Stanley Webster WA 1877–1962 1923[1]–1939 — 1939–1962 Harding, Harding death
4 Black, Lloyd LlewellynLloyd Llewellyn Black WA 1889–1950 1940[2]–1950 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
5 Schwellenbach, Lewis B.Lewis B. Schwellenbach WA 1894–1948 1940–1945 — — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt resignation
6 Driver, Samuel MarionSamuel Marion Driver WA 1892–1958 1946–1958 1948–1958 — Truman, Truman death
7 Lindberg, William JamesWilliam James Lindberg WA 1904–1981 1951–1961 — — Truman, Truman reassignment
8 Powell, Charles LawrenceCharles Lawrence Powell WA 1902–1975 1959–1972 1959–1972 1972–1975 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
9 Goodwin, William NelsonWilliam Nelson Goodwin WA 1909–1975 1966–1975 1972–1973 — Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
10 Neill, Marshall AllenMarshall Allen Neill WA 1914–1979 1972–1979 1973–1979 — Nixon, Nixon death
11 Tanner, Jack EdwardJack Edward Tanner WA 1919–2006 1978 — — Carter, Carter reassignment
12 McNichols, Robert JamesRobert James McNichols WA 1922–1992 1979–1991 1980–1989 1991–1992 Carter, Carter death
14 McDonald, Alan AngusAlan Angus McDonald WA 1927–2007 1985–1996 — 1996–2007 Reagan, Reagan death

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on March 2, 1905 by 33 Stat. 824
Whitson 1905–1910
Rudkin 1911–1923
Webster 1924–1939
Schwellenbach 1940–1945
Driver 1946–1958
Powell 1959–1972
Neill 1972–1979
Quackenbush 1980–1995
Whaley 1995–2009
Rice 2012–present
Seat 2
Seat assigned on January 20, 1940 by 54 Stat. 16 (concurrent with Western District)
Black 1940–1950
Lindberg 1951–1961
Seat reassigned solely to Western District on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Seat 3
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Western District)
Goodwin 1966–1975
Tanner 1978–1978
Seat reassigned solely to Western District on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Seat 4
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
McNichols 1979–1991
Nielsen 1991–2003
Suko 2003–2013
Mendoza, Jr. 2014–present

Seat 5
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
McDonald 1985–1996
Shea 1998–2012
Bastian 2014–present
Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Van Sickle 1991–2008
Peterson 2010–present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Black was initially appointed to the Western District of Washington in 1939; he was reassigned by operation of law to serve in both districts.

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