Stanley Bastian
{{Short description|American judge (born 1958)}}
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| office = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
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| predecessor = Thomas O. Rice
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
| term_start1 = May 1, 2014
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| appointer1 = Barack Obama
| predecessor1 = Edward F. Shea
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| birth_name = Stanley Allen Bastian
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| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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| education = University of Oregon (BS)
University of Washington (JD)
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Stanley Allen Bastian (born April 3, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist serving as chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Early life and education
Bastian was born in Seattle, Washington on April 3, 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyercentral.com/stanley-a-bastian-interactive-profile--20-690319.html|title=Attorney Stanley A Bastian – Lawyer in Wenatchee WA|website=www.lawyercentral.com|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132316/https://www.lawyercentral.com/stanley-a-bastian-interactive-profile--20-690319.html|url-status=dead}} He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1980 from the University of Oregon and a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 1983.
Career
After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate at the law firm of Bergman & Bauer from 1983 to 1984. He served as a law clerk to Judge Ward Williams of the Washington State Court of Appeals from 1984 to 1985 and as an Assistant City Attorney in Seattle, from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, he joined the law firm of Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S. in Wenatchee, Washington, where he primarily handled civil employment cases. From 2012 to 2014, he was the managing partner of the law firm.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/president-obama-nominates-eight-serve-united-states-district-courts|work=whitehouse.gov|title=President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts|via=National Archives|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=September 8, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117230449/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/president-obama-nominates-eight-serve-united-states-district-courts|url-status=live}} He also served as the president of the Washington State Bar Association in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsba.org/About-WSBA/History/WSBA-Presidents|title=WSBA Presidents|website=www.wsba.org|access-date=February 24, 2016|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092818/https://www.wsba.org/About-WSBA/History/WSBA-Presidents|url-status=live}} Bastian was selected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2007, and chaired the Equal Justice Coalition from 2010 to 2013.{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Stanley_Bastian |title="Stanley Bastian" BallotPedia, Retrieved February 24, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-date=November 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104105732/http://ballotpedia.org/Stanley_Bastian |url-status=live }} Over the course of his career Bastian tried hundreds of cases before juries and judges.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180923032230/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Stanley-Bastian-Senate-Questionnaire-Final.pdf "Senate Questionnaire" US Senate, Retrieved July 18, 2016]{{FJC Bio|nid=1394456|inline=yes}}
=Federal judicial service=
On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Bastian to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward F. Shea, who assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate|via=National Archives|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=September 8, 2023|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209195615/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/presidential-nominations-sent-senate|url-status=live}} The American Bar Association's committee on federal judicial recommendations unanimously rated Bastian as well-qualified for the position.{{cite web|url=http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/uncategorized/2011/ratings113.authcheckdam.pdf|title="Ratings of Article III Judicial Nominees 113th Congress" Am. Bar Assoc., last updated February 6, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025924/http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/uncategorized/2011/ratings113.authcheckdam.pdf|url-status=live}} On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee.{{cite web|title=Executive Business Meeting|url=http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=32caee8082f9297f0e7df6280b468565|work=United States Senate|publisher=Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305215140/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=32caee8082f9297f0e7df6280b468565|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=dead}} On April 11, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On April 29, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–41 vote.{{cite web|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Stanley Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00112|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=April 29, 2014|archive-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430050739/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00112|url-status=live}} On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00119|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington)|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502034312/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00119|url-status=live}} He received his judicial commission on May 1, 2014. He became chief judge on July 27, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian|url=https://www.waed.uscourts.gov/content/chief-judge-stanley-bastian|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=www.waed.uscourts.gov|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226073634/https://www.waed.uscourts.gov/content/chief-judge-stanley-bastian|url-status=live}}
On September 17, 2020, Bastian issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the United States Postal Service to reverse changes that had occurred in early July that had slowed down mail delivery and removed sorting machines. Bastian called it a "politically-motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service".{{Cite web |last=Freifeld |first=Karen |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Judge blocks 'politically motivated' changes to U.S. Postal Service ahead of election |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office-idUSKBN26836Y |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=Reuters |language=en |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918003449/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office-idUSKBN26836Y |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Behrmann |first=Savannah |date=September 17, 2020 |title='A politically motivated attack': Federal judge says he'll block USPS changes after mail delays |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/17/usps-changes-mail-processes-halted-federal-judge/3486588001/ |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918001201/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/17/usps-changes-mail-processes-halted-federal-judge/3486588001/ |url-status=live }}State of Washington, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., no. 20-3127 (E.D. Wash. September 17, 2020), [https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploadedfiles/Another/News/Press_Releases/ECF%2081%20-%20Order%20Granting%20PI.pdf order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716021732/https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploadedfiles/Another/News/Press_Releases/ECF%2081%20-%20Order%20Granting%20PI.pdf |date=July 16, 2023 }}
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- {{FJC Bio|nid=1394456}}
- {{Ballotpedia|Stanley_Bastian}}
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