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
- 575 F2D 1347United States v. Johnson
- 575 F2D 1322Prop-Jets, Inc. v. Chandler
- 575 F2D 1268Pakistan International Airlines Corp. v. Boeing Co.
- 575 F2D 1248Plaza Bank of West Port v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System
- 575 F2D 1204Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Logansport, Peru, and Washington, Indiana, and Indiana Municipal Electric Association and "Imea Cities," Intervenors. City of Crawfordsville, Indiana, City of Frankfort, Indiana, City of Logansport, Indiana, City of Peru, Indiana and City of Washington, Indiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. And Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Intervenors. Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenor v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Intervenor. Indiana Municipal Electric Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Company of Indiana, Hoosier Energy Division of Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenors. Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc., Intervenors
- 575 F2D 1223Jackson v. Star Sprinkler Corp. of Florida
- 575 F2D 1255National Labor Relations Board v. Laborers International Union of North America
- 575 F2D 1196National Labor Relations Board v. Cleveland Typographical Union
- 575 F2D 1196National Labor Relations Board v. Mercy-Memorial Hospital Corp.
- 575 F2D 1177M. H. S. Co. v. Commissioner
- 575 F2D 117United States v. Consolidated Packaging Corp.
- 575 F2D 1169Rubbermaid, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
- 575 F2D 1119Kenneth A. Plante v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc., Jon C. Thomas v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc.
- 575 F2D 1097United States v. Baldwin
- 575 F2D 1102Aaacon Auto Transport, Inc. v. Medlin
- 575 F2D 1045New York Printing Pressmen and Offset Workers Union, No. 51, International Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board
- 575 F2D 1017Intermeat, Inc. v. American Poultry Inc.
- 575 F2D 101William B. Tanner Co. v. United States
- 575 F2D 1009City Of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation
- 575 F2D 1074Reuther v. Trustees of the Trucking Employees of Passaic & Bergen County Welfare Fund
- 574 F2D 993United States v. Strand
- 574 F2D 904Eli Lilly & Co. v. Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General of the United States, and United States
- 574 F2D 926Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. United States
- 574 F2D 897Redmond v. Gaf Corp.
- 574 F2D 90Securities & Exchange Commission v. Commonwealth Chemical Securities, Inc.
- 574 F2D 804United States v. DeSoto Parish School Board
- 574 F2D 694Sakol v. Commissioner
- 574 F2D 639The Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Educational Telecasting Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Public Broadcasting Service, Intervenor. Public Broadcasting Service v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Educational Telecasting Corporation, Intervenor
- 574 F2D 643D. D. Bean & Sons Co. v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- 574 F2D 706United States v. Rauch
- 574 F2D 712United States Postal Service v. Brennan
- 574 F2D 607County of Los Angeles v. Adams
- 574 F2D 624American Jewish Congress v. Kreps
- 574 F2D 610Richmond Power & Light of the City of Richmond, Indiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, General Motors Corporation, Potomac Electric Power Company and Appalachian Power Company, Intervenors. Representative Michael J. Harrington, of Massachusetts v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, General Motors Corporation, Potomac Electric Power Company and Appalachian Power Company, Intervenors
- 574 F2D 594Price v. Franklin Investment Co.
- 574 F2D 582North Central Airlines, Inc. v. Continental Oil Co.
- 574 F2D 534United States v. Ford Motor Company, (Two Cases). The United States of America v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation
- 574 F2D 518Southern Mutual Help Ass'n v. Califano
- 574 F2D 492The Squaw Transit Company v. The United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, J. H. Rose Truck Line, Inc., Intervenor
- 574 F2D 484Flaherty v. Warehousemen, Garage & Service Station Employees' Local Union No. 334
- 574 F2D 465COX BROTHERS, INC., Petitioner, v. SECRETARY OF LABOR, Respondent
- 574 F2D 467Avery v. Commissioner
- 574 F2D 464United States v. Clinton
- 574 F2D 457The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America for and on Behalf of Its Member Boise Cascade Corporation v. The National Labor Relations Board, Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. The National Labor Relations Board, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local Union 112, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Intervenor
- 574 F2D 445In re Grand Jury Proceedings
- 574 F2D 553Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors, Inc. v. United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, United States Food and Drug Administration and Donald Kennedy, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors, Inc. v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
- 574 F2D 409Fidelity Telephone Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 574 F2D 379Navarro v. District Director of the United States Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 574 F2D 367Inland Steel Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency
- 574 F2D 274Chance v. Califano