StateNinth Circuit
Washington
21 courts3 law schools13 law libraries80+ judges107,418 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Washington
- Ninth Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals · Seattle
- Washington Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Yakima
- Washington Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Richland
- Washington Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Spokane
- Washington Western District CourtDistrict Court · Seattle
- Washington Western District CourtDistrict Court · Tacoma
- Washington Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Spokane
- Washington Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Yakima
- Washington Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Tacoma
- Washington Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Seattle
State courts in Washington
- Washington Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of WashingtonState Appellate Court
- Justice Court of Village of Port WashingtonState Trial Court
- Oyer and Terminer, Washington CountyState Trial Court
- Washington County Circuit CourtState Trial Court
- Washington County CourtState Trial Court
- Washington County Court of Common PleasState Trial Court
- Washington County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Washington County Probate CourtState Trial Court
- Washington County Superior Court, Ga.State Trial Court
- Washington TerritoryState Special Court
Landmark decisions involving Washington
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Rasul v. Bush (2004)542 U.S. 466
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- United States v. Hatter (2001)532 U.S. 557
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Guy Mitchells v. Mary L Helms (2000)530 U.S. 793
- Stenberg v. Carhart (2000)530 U.S. 914
- Bush v. Gore (2000)531 U.S. 98
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- Vacco v. Quill (1997)521 U.S. 793
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Hudson v. United States (1997)522 U.S. 93
- Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
- Agostini v. Felton Chancellor Board of Education of the City of New York (1997)521 U.S. 203
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Romer v. Evans (1996)517 U.S. 620
Most-cited decisions from Washington courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 280 F1D 233Claffy v. Forbes (1922)
- 277 F1D 812Wenzler v. Robin Line S. S. Co. (1921)
- 267 F1D 470United States v. Hydes (1920)
- 215 F1D 618Columbia Digger Co. v. Rector (1914)
- 279 F1D 783Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Hyder (1922)
- 213 F1D 263Rupert City (1914)
- 272 F1D 742United States v. Kallas (1921)
- 206 F1D 222Meese v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co. (1913)
- 197 F1D 624United States v. Chicago, M. & P. S. Ry. Co. (1912)
- 192 F1D 572In re Tanner (1911)
- 266 F1D 122The Admiral Watson (1920)
- 36 F2D 814Grays Harbor Stevedore Co. v. Marshall (1929)
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Recent opinions from Washington courts
- 567 P3D 1128R.L. McFarland v. Gregory A. Tompkins (2025)
- 568 P3D 278State v. Gator's Custom Guns, Inc. (2025)
- 566 P3D 847State v. J.H.-M. (2025)
- 565 P3D 921In re Recall of Ruelas (2025)
- 567 P3D 645Joseph B. Green v. Kootenai Heart Clinics, LLC (2025)
- 568 P3D 299M.R. v. State (2025)
- 567 P3D 634Arthur West V. Walla Walla City Council (2025)
- 567 P3D 19Jewels Helping Hands v. Hansen (2025)
- 569 P3D 325State Of Washington, V. Patrick Michael Callahan (2025)
- 565 P3D 139State Of Washington, V. Jeremy Ian Frieday (2025)
- 562 P3D 826State Of Washington, V Rocky G. Sindars (2025)
- 565 P3D 595State Of Washington, V. Christopher Ellis Hamilton (2025)
Law schools in Washington
- Gonzaga University School of LawABA · Spokane
- Seattle University School of LawABA · Seattle
- University of Washington School of LawABA · Seattle
Law libraries in Washington
- Chastek Library · Spokane
- Clark County Law Library · Vancouver
- Kitsap County Law Library · Port Orchard
- Pierce County Law Library · Tacoma
- Public Law Library of King County · Seattle
- Seattle University Law Library · Seattle
- Skagit County Law Library · Mt. Vernon
- Snohomish County Law Library · Everett
- Spokane County Law Library · Spokane
- University of Washington M.G. Gallagher Law Library · Seattle
- U.S. Courts Library · Seattle
- Washington State Law Library · Olympia
- Whatcom County Law Library · Bellingham
Judges who served in Washington
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
Alan Angus McDonald- Anne Cruser
- Anne Ellington
- Ann Schindler
- Barbara Durham
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein- Barbara Madsen
Benjamin Hale Settle- Bernard F Veljacic
- Beth M Andrus
- Bill A Bowman
- Bobbe Jean Bridge
- Bradley A. Maxa
- Brian D. Lynch
Carolyn R. Dimmick- Cc Bridgewater
- Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez
- Charles F. Stafford
Charles Henry Leavy- Charles Horowitz
- Charles K. Wiggins
- Charles Lawrence Powell
- Charles T. Donworth
- Charles T. Wright
- Charles W. Johnson
- Charles Z. Smith
- Christine Quinn-Brintnall
- Christopher M. Alston
- Clinton Woodbury Howard
- Clyde G. Jeffers
Cornelius Holgate Hanford
David Estudillo- David H. Armstrong
- David S Mann
- Debra L. Stephens
- Dennis J. Sweeney
- Donald G. Abel
Donald S. Voorhees- Edgar Ward Schwellenbach
Edward E. Cushman
Edward F. Shea- Edward M. Connelly
Edward Whitson- Elaine Houghton
- Faith Ireland
- Floyd V. Hicks
- Frank Hale
Frank H. Rudkin
Franklin D. Burgess- Frank L. Kurtz
- Frank P. Weaver
Frederick L. Van Sickle- Frederick P. Corbit
- Fred Hudson Dore
- Fredrick G. Hamley
- George B. Fearing
- George B. Simpson
George Donworth
George Hugo Boldt- Gerry L. Alexander
- Harry Ellsworth Foster
- Hugh J. Rosellini
- Ian S Birk
Jack Edward Tanner
Jamal Norman Whitehead- James A. Andersen
James L. Robart- James M. Johnson
- James Morgan Dolliver
- James Verellen
- Janet S Chung
Jeremiah Neterer- Jill Johanson
- Joel Penoyar
- John A Rossmeissl
- John A. Schultheis
John C. Coughenour
John Clyde Bowen
John Hyungseung Chun- John Robinson
Find legal help in Washington
Practice-area guides and local resources for Washington.
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Cities in Washington
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Aberdeen
- Acme
- Addy
- Adna
- Airway Heights
- Albion
- Allyn
- Almira
- Amanda Park
- Amboy
- Anacortes
- Anatone
- Anderson Island
- Appleton
- Ardenvoir
- Ariel
- Arlington
- Ashford
- Asotin
- Auburn
- Bainbridge Island
- Baring
- Battle Ground
- Bay Center
- Beaver
- Belfair
- Bellevue
- Bellingham
- Belmont
- Benge
- Benton City
- Beverly
- Bickleton
- Bingen
- Black Diamond
- Blaine
- Blakely Island
- Bonney Lake
- Bothell
- Bow
- Boyds
- Bremerton
- Brewster
- Bridgeport
- Brinnon
- Brownstown
- Brush Prairie
- Buckley
- Bucoda
- Buena
- Burbank
- Burley
- Burlington
- Burton
- Camano Island
- Camas
- Camp Murray
- Carbonado
- Carlsborg
- Carlton
- Carnation
- Carrolls
- Carson
- Cashmere
- Castle Rock
- Cathlamet
- Centerville
- Centralia
- Chattaroy
- Chehalis
- Chelan
- Chelan Falls
- Cheney
- Chewelah
- Chimacum
- Chinook
- Cinebar
- Clallam Bay
- Clarkston
- Clayton
- Cle Elum
- Clearlake
- Clinton
- Colbert
- Colfax
- College Place
- Colton
- Colville
- Conconully
- Concrete
- Connell
- Conway
- Copalis Beach
- Copalis Crossing
- Cosmopolis
- Cougar
- Coulee City
- Coulee Dam
- Coupeville
- Cowiche
- Creston
- Curlew
- Curtis
- Cusick
- Custer
- Dallesport
- Danville
- Darrington
- Davenport
- Dayton
- Deer Harbor
- Deer Park
- Deming
- Dixie
- Doty
- Dryden
- Dupont
- Duvall
- East Olympia
- East Wenatchee
Opinions mentioning Washington
- 262 F3D 1280Vaccaro v. Office of Personnel Management
- 262 F3D 1258Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. v. Covad Communications Group, Inc.
- 262 F3D 1217United States v. Hansen
- 262 F3D 1339McGinley v. Franklin Sports, Inc.
- 262 F3D 1077Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton
- 261 F3D 927Gibson v. Chrysler Corp.
- 261 F3D 810Borden Ranch Partnership v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
- 261 F3D 789Thornton v. McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.
- 261 F3D 694Valenzuela v. United States
- 261 F3D 993United States v. LaHue
- 261 F3D 643Pearce v. United States
- 261 F3D 478McDannold v. Star Bank, N.A.
- 261 F3D 330W.R. Grace & Co. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
- 261 F3D 291Newspaper Guild of New York, Local No. 3 v. National Labor Relations Board
- 261 F3D 288Brody v. Village of Port Chester
- 261 F3D 1371American Silicon Technologies v. United States
- 260 F3D 516United States v. Szoka
- 260 F3D 448Kuang-Te Wang v. Ashcroft
- 260 F3D 318Yousefi v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 260 F3D 265Abramson v. William Paterson College
- 260 F3D 1350Larson v. Department of the Army
- 260 F3D 133Santana-Madera v. United States
- 260 F3D 1320At&t Wireless Pcs Inc. v. City of Atlanta, Atlanta City Council, Robb Pitts, Vern McCarty Debi Starnes
- 260 F3D 217Newark Morning Ledger Co.
- 260 F3D 301United States v. Watson
- 260 F3D 1160City of Auburn v. Qwest Corp.
- 260 F3D 1071Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Karuk Tribe Housing Authority
- 260 F3D 1018United States v. Lemay
- 26 F3D 935Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 26 F3D 930Harris v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
- 26 F3D 832Hajiani-Niroumand v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 26 F3D 717Castellanos v. United States
- 26 F3D 618Johnson v. Peabody Coal Co.
- 26 F3D 467Weick v. O'Keefe
- 26 F3D 471Malone v. Microdyne Corp.
- 26 F3D 623United States v. Wilkinson
- 26 F3D 44Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Credit Co.
- 26 F3D 39Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, England v. Layne
- 26 F3D 375Laborers' International Union v. Foster Wheeler Corp.
- 26 F3D 297United States v. Minicone
- 26 F3D 291Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz v. Commissioner
- 26 F3D 261United States v. Mottolo
- 26 F3D 220Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Precision Valley Aviation, Inc.
- 26 F3D 213United States v. Quinones
- 26 F3D 201Ticketmaster-New York, Inc. v. Alioto
- 26 F3D 185Telecommunications Research & Action Center v. Federal Communications Commission
- 26 F3D 19Benfield v. Mocatta Metals Corp.
- 26 F3D 179United States Department of the Interior v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
- 26 F3D 173Tri-State Steel Construction, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
- 26 F3D 193Nelson v. American National Red Cross