Edward E. Cushman (November 26, 1865 – January 25, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Edward E. Cushman
Washington Western District Court
Born 1865 in Columbus Junction, Louisiana County, IA
Died 1944 in Tacoma, WA
FJC ID: 550
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 8/year
Washington Western District Court · 1912–1944
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States for the Ninth Judicial Circuit1904–1909- District of WashingtonAssistant U.S. attorney · 1900–1904
- Private practice, Tacoma, Washington1893–1900
- Private practice, Stromsburg, Nebraska1890–1893
Appointments
1912–1944 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law, Nebraska1890
- Read law, Iowa1884