united States District Court for the Western District of Washington

{{As of|2023|07|18|df=US}}:

{{start U.S. judgeship Current}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 31

| title = Chief Judge

| name = David Estudillo

| duty station = Tacoma

| born = 1973

| term = 2021–present

| chief term = 2022–present

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 32

| title = District Judge

| name = Tana Lin

| duty station = Seattle

| born = 1966

| term = 2021–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 33

| title = District Judge

| name = Lauren J. King

| duty station = Seattle

| born = 1982

| term = 2021–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 34

| title = District Judge

| name = John H. Chun

| duty station = Seattle

| born = 1970

| term = 2022–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 35

| title = District Judge

| name = Jamal Whitehead

| duty station = Seattle

| born = 1979

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 36

| title = District Judge

| name = Kymberly Evanson

| duty station = Seattle

| born = 1977

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 37

| title = District Judge

| name = Tiffany Cartwright

| duty station = Tacoma

| born = 1985

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=17|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Barbara Jacobs Rothstein|

duty station=Washington, D.C.Since taking senior status, Judge Rothstein has sat with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.|

born=1939|

term=1980–2011|

chief term=1987–1994|

senior term=2011–present|

appointer= Carter|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=18|

title=Senior Judge|

name= John C. Coughenour|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1941|

term=1981–2006|

chief term=1997–2004|

senior term=2006–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=19|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Carolyn R. Dimmick|

duty station=Seattle|

born=1929|

term=1985–1997|

chief term=1994–1997|

senior term=1997–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=20|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Robert Jensen Bryan|

duty station=Tacoma|

born=1934|

term=1986–2000|

chief term=—|

senior term=2000–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=22|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Thomas Samuel Zilly|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1935|

term=1988–2004|

chief term=—|

senior term=2004–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=24|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Robert S. Lasnik|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1951|

term=1998–2016|

chief term=2004–2011|

senior term=2016–present|

appointer= Clinton|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=25|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Marsha J. Pechman|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1951|

term=1999–2016|

chief term=2011–2016|

senior term=2016–present|

appointer= Clinton|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=27|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Ricardo S. Martinez|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1951|

term=2004–2022|

chief term=2016–2022|

senior term=2022–present|

appointer= G.W. Bush|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=28|

title=Senior Judge|

name= James Robart|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1947|

term=2004–2016|

chief term=—|

senior term=2016–present|

appointer= G.W. Bush|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=29|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Benjamin Settle|

duty station= Tacoma|

born=1947|

term=2007–2020|

chief term=—|

senior term=2020–present|

appointer= G.W. Bush|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=30|

title=Senior Judge|

name= Richard A. Jones|

duty station= Seattle|

born=1950|

term=2007–2022|

chief term=—|

senior term=2022–present|

appointer= G.W. Bush|

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Current}}

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{{start U.S. judgeship Former}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=1|

name={{sortname|Cornelius H.|Hanford}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1849–1926|

term=1905–1912Reassigned from the District of Washington.|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|B.|Harrison|List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison}}/Operation of law|

termination=resignation|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=2|

name={{sortname|George|Donworth}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1861–1947|

term=1909–1912|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|

termination=resignation|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=3|

name={{sortname|Edward E.|Cushman}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1865–1944|

term=1912–1939|

chief term=—|

senior term=1939–1944|

appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=4|

name={{sortname|Clinton Woodbury|Howard}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1864–1937|

term=1912–1913|Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|

termination=not confirmed|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=5|

name={{sortname|Jeremiah|Neterer}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1862–1943|

term=1913–1933|Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 2, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received commission on July 21, 1913.|

chief term=—|

senior term=1933–1943|

appointer={{sortname||Wilson|List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=6|

name={{sortname|John Clyde|Bowen}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1888–1978|

term=1934–1961|

chief term=1948–1959|

senior term=1961–1978|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=7|

name={{sortname|Lloyd Llewellyn|Black}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1889–1950|

term=1939–1950Jointly appointed to the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=8|

name={{sortname|Charles H.|Leavy}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1884–1952|

term=1942–1952|

chief term=—|

senior term=1952|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=9|

name={{sortname|William James|Lindberg}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1904–1981|

term=1951–1971From 1951 to 1961, Judge Lindberg was jointly appointed to the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.|

chief term=1959–1971|

senior term=1971–1981|

appointer={{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=10|

name={{sortname|George Hugo|Boldt}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1903–1984|

term=1953–1971|

chief term=1971|

senior term=1971–1984|

appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=11|

name={{sortname|William Trulock|Beeks}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1906–1988|

term=1961–1973|

chief term=1971–1973|

senior term=1973–1988|

appointer={{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=12|

name={{sortname|William Nelson|Goodwin}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1909–1975|

term=1966–1975|

chief term=1973–1975|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=13|

name= {{sortname|Walter Thomas|McGovern}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1922–2021|

term=1971–1987|

chief term=1975–1987|

senior term=1987–2021|

appointer=Nixon|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=14|

name={{sortname|Morell Edward|Sharp}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1920–1980|

term=1971–1980|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=15|

name={{sortname|Donald S.|Voorhees}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1916–1989|

term=1974–1986|

chief term=—|

senior term=1986–1989|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=16|

name={{sortname|Jack Edward|Tanner}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1919–2006|

term=1978–1991In 1978, Judge Tanner was jointly appointed to the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.|

chief term=—|

senior term=1991–2006|

appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=21|

name={{sortname|William Lee|Dwyer}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1929–2002|

term=1987–1998|

chief term=—|

senior term=1998–2002|

appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=23|

name={{sortname|Frank|Burgess}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1935–2010|

term=1994–2005|

chief term=—|

senior term=2005–2010|

appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=26|

name={{sortname|Ronald B.|Leighton}}|

state=WA|

borndied=1951–present|

term=2002–2019|

chief term=—|

senior term=2019–2020|

appointer={{sortname|G.W.|Bush|List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush}}|

termination=retirement

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Former}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 1

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat reassigned from the District of Washington on March 2, 1905 by 33 Stat. 824

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Hanford

| term = 1905–1912

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Howard

| term = 1912–1913

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Neterer

| term = 1913–1933

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Bowen

| term = 1934–1961

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Beeks

| term = 1961–1973

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Voorhees

| term = 1974–1986

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Dwyer

| term = 1987–1998

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Pechman

| term = 1999–2016

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lin

| term = 2021–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 2

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on March 2, 1909 by 35 Stat. 686

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Donworth

| term = 1909–1912

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Cushman

| term = 1912–1939

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Leavy

| term = 1942–1952

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Boldt

| term = 1953–1971

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sharp

| term = 1971–1980

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Coughenour

| term = 1981–2006

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Jones

| term = 2007–2022

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Whitehead

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 3

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 585

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat made concurrent with Eastern District on January 20, 1940 by 54 Stat. 16

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Black

| term = 1939–1950

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat assigned solely to Western District on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lindberg

| term = 1951–1971

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = McGovern

| term = 1971–1987

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Zilly

| term = 1988–2004

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Robart

| term = 2004–2016

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Chun

| term = 2022–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 4

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Eastern District)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Goodwin

| term = 1966–1975

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat assigned solely to Western District on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Tanner

| term = 1978–1991

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Burgess

| term = 1994–2005

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Settle

| term = 2007–2020

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Cartwright

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{U.S. judge succession inactive

| seat title = Seat 5

}}

{{U.S. judge succession 3 note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Rothstein

| term = 1980–2011

}}

{{U.S. judge succession 3 note

| text = Seat abolished on September 1, 2011 (temporary judgeship expired)

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 6

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Dimmick

| term = 1985–1997

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lasnik

| term = 1998–2016

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = King

| term = 2021–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 7

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat made permanent on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Bryan

| term = 1986–2000

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Leighton

| term = 2002–2019

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Estudillo

| term = 2021–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 8

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established in September 2003 pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 5 on September 1, 2011

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Martinez

| term = 2004–2022

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Evanson

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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