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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

37 judges have served since Mar 2, 1905. Now: Tiffany Mae Cartwright DKymberly Kathryn Evanson DJamal Norman Whitehead DJohn Hyungseung Chun DLauren Jennifer King DTana Lin DDavid Estudillo D.

Judges
37
19 D · 17 R · 1 N(
Longest tenure
32 years
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
Current
3.2 years
Tiffany Mae Cartwright, since Jul 18, 2023
history/court/district-court-for-the-western-district-of-washingtonEvery holder, newest first
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192019401960198020002020Cornelius Holgate Hanford · 1905-03-02 – 1912-08-05 · None (reassignment)Clinton Woodbury Howard · 1912-08-26 – 1913-03-03 · RepublicanJeremiah Neterer · 1913-07-21 – 1933-05-31 · DemocratJohn Clyde Bowen · 1934-03-20 – 1961-06-05 · DemocratWilliam Trulock Beeks · 1961-08-15 – 1973-05-31 · DemocratDonald S. Voorhees · 1974-06-20 – 1986-11-30 · RepublicanWilliam Lee Dwyer · 1987-11-06 – 1998-12-01 · RepublicanMarsha J. Pechman · 1999-09-09 – 2016-02-06 · DemocratDavid Estudillo · 2021-10-07 – present · DemocratGeorge Donworth · 1909-05-18 – 1912-03-20 · RepublicanEdward E. Cushman · 1912-05-01 – 1939-11-03 · RepublicanCharles Henry Leavy · 1942-02-25 – 1952-08-31 · DemocratGeorge Hugo Boldt · 1953-07-14 – 1971-10-30 · RepublicanMorell Edward Sharp · 1971-12-09 – 1980-10-19 · RepublicanJohn C. Coughenour · 1981-09-28 – 2006-07-27 · RepublicanBenjamin Hale Settle · 2007-07-02 – 2020-01-01 · RepublicanTana Lin · 2021-11-23 – present · DemocratLloyd Llewellyn Black · 1939-08-11 – 1950-08-23 · DemocratWilliam James Lindberg · 1951-04-25 – 1971-03-01 · DemocratWalter Thomas McGovern · 1971-04-23 – 1987-09-30 · RepublicanThomas Samuel Zilly · 1988-04-20 – 2004-01-01 · RepublicanRicardo S. Martinez · 2004-06-16 – 2022-09-05 · RepublicanJamal Norman Whitehead · 2023-03-14 – present · DemocratWilliam Nelson Goodwin · 1966-04-21 – 1975-12-31 · DemocratJack Edward Tanner · 1978-05-19 – 1991-01-28 · DemocratFranklin D. Burgess · 1994-03-28 – 2005-03-09 · DemocratRichard A. Jones · 2007-10-29 – 2022-09-05 · RepublicanTiffany Mae Cartwright · 2023-07-18 – present · DemocratBarbara Jacobs Rothstein · 1980-02-20 – 2011-09-01 · DemocratLauren Jennifer King · 2021-12-07 – present · DemocratCarolyn R. Dimmick · 1985-04-04 – 1997-11-01 · RepublicanRobert S. Lasnik · 1998-10-22 – 2016-01-27 · DemocratJohn Hyungseung Chun · 2022-03-30 – present · DemocratRobert Jensen Bryan · 1986-05-07 – 2000-11-01 · RepublicanRonald B. Leighton · 2002-11-26 – 2019-02-28 · RepublicanKymberly Kathryn Evanson · 2023-07-18 – present · DemocratJames L. Robart · 2004-06-21 – 2016-06-28 · Republican
Tiffany Mae Cartwright D
Jul 18, 2023 – present · 3.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–47
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson D
Jul 18, 2023 – present · 3.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–42
Jamal Norman Whitehead D
Mar 14, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–43
John Hyungseung Chun D
Mar 30, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Lauren Jennifer King D
Dec 7, 2021 – present · 4.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 55–44
Tana Lin D
Nov 23, 2021 – present · 4.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–45
David Estudillo D
Oct 7, 2021 – present · 5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 54–41
Richard A. Jones R
Oct 29, 2007 – Sep 5, 2022 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 5, 2022
Benjamin Hale Settle R
Jul 2, 2007 – Jan 1, 2020 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2020 · confirmed 99–0
James L. Robart R
Jun 21, 2004 – Jun 28, 2016 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 28, 2016 · confirmed 99–0
Ricardo S. Martinez R
Jun 16, 2004 – Sep 5, 2022 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 5, 2022 · confirmed 98–0
Ronald B. Leighton R
Nov 26, 2002 – Feb 28, 2019 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 28, 2019
Marsha J. Pechman D
Sep 9, 1999 – Feb 6, 2016 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 6, 2016
Robert S. Lasnik D
Oct 22, 1998 – Jan 27, 2016 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 27, 2016
Franklin D. Burgess D
Mar 28, 1994 – Mar 9, 2005 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 9, 2005
Thomas Samuel Zilly R
Apr 20, 1988 – Jan 1, 2004 · 16 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 2004
William Lee Dwyer R
Nov 6, 1987 – Dec 1, 1998 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 1, 1998
Robert Jensen Bryan R
May 7, 1986 – Nov 1, 2000 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 1, 2000
Carolyn R. Dimmick R
Apr 4, 1985 – Nov 1, 1997 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 1, 1997
John C. Coughenour R
Sep 28, 1981 – Jul 27, 2006 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 27, 2006
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein D
Feb 20, 1980 – Sep 1, 2011 · 32 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 1, 2011
Jack Edward Tanner D
May 19, 1978 – Jan 28, 1991 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 28, 1991
Donald S. Voorhees R
Jun 20, 1974 – Nov 30, 1986 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Nov 30, 1986
Morell Edward Sharp R
Dec 9, 1971 – Oct 19, 1980 · 8.9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Walter Thomas McGovern R
Apr 23, 1971 – Sep 30, 1987 · 16 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Sep 30, 1987
William Nelson Goodwin D
Apr 21, 1966 – Dec 31, 1975 · 9.7 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
William Trulock Beeks D
Aug 15, 1961 – May 31, 1973 · 12 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status May 31, 1973
George Hugo Boldt R
Jul 14, 1953 – Oct 30, 1971 · 18 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 30, 1971
William James Lindberg D
Apr 25, 1951 – Mar 1, 1971 · 20 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Mar 1, 1971
Charles Henry Leavy D
Feb 25, 1942 – Aug 31, 1952 · 11 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Aug 31, 1952
Lloyd Llewellyn Black D
Aug 11, 1939 – Aug 23, 1950 · 11 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Clyde Bowen D
Mar 20, 1934 – Jun 5, 1961 · 27 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jun 5, 1961
Jeremiah Neterer D
Jul 21, 1913 – May 31, 1933 · 20 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status May 31, 1933
Clinton Woodbury Howard R
Aug 26, 1912 – Mar 3, 1913 · 6 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Edward E. Cushman R
May 1, 1912 – Nov 3, 1939 · 28 years · appointed by William H. Taft · senior status Nov 3, 1939
George Donworth R
May 18, 1909 – Mar 20, 1912 · 2.8 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Cornelius Holgate Hanford N(
Mar 2, 1905 – Aug 5, 1912 · 7.4 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.