United States District Court for the Western District of Washington


The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 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 2000 census, 4.6 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.
Cases from the Western District of Washington are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth 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 United States Attorney for the district is Brian T. Moran. The United States Marshal for the district is Mark Ericks, who was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 2010.

Current judges


Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
6Robert S. LasnikSenior StatusJanuary 27, 2016
1Marsha J. PechmanSenior StatusFebruary 6, 2016
3James RobartSenior StatusJune 28, 2016
7Ronald B. LeightonSenior StatusFebruary 28, 2019
4Benjamin Hale SettleSenior StatusJanuary 1, 2020

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats