Benjamin Settle
{{Short description|American judge (born 1947)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
| term_start = January 1, 2020
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| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
| term_start1 = July 2, 2007
| term_end1 = January 1, 2020
| appointer1 = George W. Bush
| predecessor1 = Frank Burgess
| successor1 = Tiffany Cartwright
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| birth_place = Olympia, Washington
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| education = Claremont McKenna College (BA)
Willamette University (JD)
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Benjamin Hale Settle (born 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Education and career
Settle was born in Olympia, Washington. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Washington in 1972, and again from 1976 to 2007. From 1973 to 1976, he was a captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps as a defense counsel stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.
=Federal judicial service=
On January 9, 2007, Settle was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Frank Burgess. Settle was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 2007, and received his commission on July 2, 2007. He assumed senior status on January 1, 2020.
Sources
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1392576}}
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Category:Claremont McKenna College alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Category:People from Olympia, Washington
Category:United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Category:United States Army officers
Category:United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush