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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

United States federal district court in Washington (U.S. state)

Field	Value
court_type	district
court_name	United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
abbreviation	W.D. Wash.
seal	Washington-western.png
map_image_name	United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Map.svg
map_image_caption	Map of the court's jurisdiction by county
courthouse	United States Courthouse
location	Seattle
courthouse1	Union Station
location1	Tacoma
coordinates
location2	Mount Vernon
established	March 2, 1905
judges_assigned	7
chief	David Estudillo
us_attorney	Teal Luthy Miller (acting)
official_site

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (in case citations, W.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. Its courthouse, built in 2004, is located at 7th and Stewart in Seattle.

As of the 2020 census, 6 million people resided in the Western District, representing 78% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Bellingham, Bremerton, Seattle, Bellevue, Olympia, Vancouver, Everett, and Tacoma, amongst others.

The court is divided into two divisions by counties as follows:

Seattle Division - Island, King, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom

Tacoma Division - Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum

Cases from the Western 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 Western District of Washington represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the acting United States attorney is Teal Luthy Miller.

Current judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

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References

"About the Court {{!}} Western District of Washington {{!}} United States District Court".
[[Recess appointment]]; the [[United States Senate]] later [[Unsuccessful recess appointments to United States federal courts. rejected]] the appointment.
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.
(October 17, 2003). "Seattle judge nominated for district bench". The News Tribune.

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