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
- 581 F2D 565National City Bank v. Battisti
- 581 F2D 570Reed v. Cleveland Board of Education
- 581 F2D 511National Labor Relations Board v. Aero Corp.
- 581 F2D 493American Petroleum Institute v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- 581 F2D 357Eberts v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- 581 F2D 282Matos v. Secretary of Health
- 581 F2D 473National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- 581 F2D 177State of North Dakota ex rel. Olson v. Andrus
- 581 F2D 168Werner v. United States Department of Interior
- 581 F2D 153Sioux Quality Packers v. National Labor Relations Board
- 581 F2D 1385Bassett v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 581 F2D 1358United States v. Sherman
- 581 F2D 1331Jones v. Bender Welding & Machine Works, Inc.
- 581 F2D 1321National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union Local 13
- 581 F2D 1314Adams v. Morton
- 581 F2D 1304Tuft v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
- 581 F2D 1308Beckers v. International Snowmobile Industry Ass'n, AMF, Inc.
- 581 F2D 1228Republic Steel Corp. v. Costle
- 581 F2D 121Peabody Coal Company and Old Republic Companies v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
- 581 F2D 1133National Labor Relations Board v. Claxton Poultry Co.
- 581 F2D 1193United States v. Dudley
- 581 F2D 1103In re Grand Jury Subpoenas
- 581 F2D 1020Securities & Exchange Commission v. Coven
- 581 F2D 1010Cervoni v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
- 580 F2D 985United States v. Neves
- 580 F2D 994Harry Schildcrout v. Robert M. McKeever District Director, Internal Revenue Service
- 580 F2D 948Natter Manufacturing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 580 F2D 921National Labor Relations Board v. Vantran Electric Corp.
- 580 F2D 853United States v. Purvis
- 580 F2D 823United States v. American Service Corp.
- 580 F2D 805Eisele v. Commissioner
- 580 F2D 789United States v. Mitchell
- 580 F2D 785United States v. Jones
- 580 F2D 774United States v. Schafer
- 580 F2D 763Mitchell Energy Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 580 F2D 748Guajardo v. Estelle
- 580 F2D 730United States v. Perrin
- 580 F2D 722Tenneco Oil Company and Continental Oil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company v. Sun Oil Company
- 580 F2D 710Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 580 F2D 77United Steelworkers v. Canron, Inc.
- 580 F2D 695Marion Barry v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics Appeal of Jephunneh Lawrence
- 580 F2D 689Center for Auto Safety v. Cox
- 580 F2D 670Diamond Shamrock Corporation v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
- 580 F2D 675Eastern Canvas Products, Inc. v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense. Eastern Canvas Products, Inc. v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense
- 580 F2D 659Altman v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
- 580 F2D 642Austasia Intermodal Lines, Ltd. v. Federal Maritime Commission
- 580 F2D 623Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- 580 F2D 601Koniag, Inc. v. Andrus
- 580 F2D 590MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 580 F2D 573Boroughs of Chambersburg and Mont Alto, Pennsylvania and the Cities of Hagerstown and Thurmont, Maryland v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Potomac Edison Company, Intervenor. The Potomac Edison Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Boroughs of Chambersburg and Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, Intervenors. Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Potomac Edison Company, Intervenor. Borough of Chambersburg and Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, and Cities of Hagerstown, Thurmont, and Williamsport, Maryland v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Potomac Edison Company, Intervenor