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
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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
- 570 F2D 95United States v. Cruz
- 570 F2D 916Craig v. Colburn
- 570 F2D 913Rentex Corporation v. Messinger
- 570 F2D 903National Labor Relations Board v. Karl's Farm Dairy, Inc.
- 570 F2D 881Leo Sheep Co. v. United States
- 570 F2D 848Janich Bros. v. American Distilling Co.
- 570 F2D 833St. Louis Union Trust Co., a Corporation v. Andrew L. Stone, and United States of America, St. Louis Union Trust Co., a Corporation v. Andrew L. Stone, M. Jeanne Stone and United States of America
- 570 F2D 839Industrial Bearing & Transmission Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 570 F2D 8066 O.S.H. Cas.(bna) 1347, 1978 O.S.H.D. (Cch) P 22,556 United Parcel Service of Ohio, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor
- 570 F2D 778Clark Equipment Company and Clark Equipment, A. G., Appellants-Appellees v. Louis J. Keller and Cyril N. Keller, Appellees-Appellants
- 570 F2D 773Tri-State Motor Transit Co. v. United States
- 570 F2D 757Kuhn v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers
- 570 F2D 765United States v. Jones
- 570 F2D 742National Labor Relations Board v. Douglas Division, Scott & Fetzer Co.
- 570 F2D 705National Labor Relations Board v. Hale Manufacturing Co.
- 570 F2D 711Caleshu v. United States
- 570 F2D 693Fayetteville Savings & Loan Association, Fayetteville, Arkansas v. Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Garth Marston, Grady Perry and Superior Federal Savings & Loan Association, Fort Smith, Arkansas, First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Washington Federal Savings & Loan Association, Springdale, Arkansas and Benton County Savings & Loan Association, Bentonville, Arkansas v. Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Garth Marston, Grady Perry and Superior Federal Savings & Loan Association, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- 570 F2D 652McCann Steel Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 570 F2D 57Acha v. Beame
- 570 F2D 558Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,316 Ralph Nash and Otto G. Green v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and Farmers Group, Inc.
- 570 F2D 586National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 876
- 570 F2D 517Image of Greater San Antonio, Texas v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense, American Federation of Government Employees, A.F.L., C.I.O., Local 1617 v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense
- 570 F2D 467Republic Steel Corporation, in No. 77-1350 v. United Mine Workers of America, United Mine Workers of America, District No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 9873, United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 688, Gerald Abbott, Theodore Spazok, Peter Trbovich, Nick Paskovich, and Robert Famularo. Republic Steel Corporation, in No. 77-2037 v. United Mine Workers of America, United Mine Workers of America, District No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, Sub-District No. 3, United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 9873, United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 688, Gerald Abbott, Theodore Spazok, Peter Trbovich, Nick Paskovich, Robert Famularo, John Doe, and Richard Roe. Appeal of International Union, United Mine Workers of America, in No. 77-2038
- 570 F2D 452International Business Machines Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 570 F2D 457GAF Corp. v. Amchem Products, Inc.
- 570 F2D 4Teleprompter Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 570 F2D 382Union Mutual Life Insurance v. United States
- 570 F2D 28Solomon v. Commissioner
- 570 F2D 210Armantrout v. Commissioner
- 570 F2D 150Tomkins-Johnson Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 570 F2D 145Aiello v. Detroit Free Press, Inc.
- 570 F2D 1376McCombs v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 570 F2D 139Katkin v. Commissioner
- 570 F2D 1323Cerujo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 570 F2D 1327Electri-Flex Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 570 F2D 1305Chicago Transit Authority v. Flohr
- 570 F2D 1303National Labor Relations Board v. Booth Broadcasting Co.
- 570 F2D 1296Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Muller
- 570 F2D 1304National Labor Relations Board v. 212 Auto Sales, Inc.
- 570 F2D 1304National Labor Relations Board v. Macomb Block & Supply, Inc.
- 570 F2D 1279Citizens & Peoples National Bank v. United States
- 570 F2D 1277Gulf Inland Corp. v. United States
- 570 F2D 126417 Fair empl.prac.cas. 281, 16 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8225 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Helen Sierra, Plaintiffs v. Datapoint Corporation (Formerly Doing Business as Computer Terminal Corporation)
- 570 F2D 122617 Fair empl.prac.cas. 180, 16 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8212 Henry H. Murphy v. American Motors Sales Corporation, Jerry S. Wilson v. American Motors Sales Corporation
- 570 F2D 1202Wansor v. George Hantscho Co.
- 570 F2D 1197Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United States
- 570 F2D 1030American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Marshall
- 570 F2D 114The Township of Benton, City of Benton Harbor and Benton Harbor Area Schools v. County of Berrien, Economic Development Administration, Township of Benton, City of Benton Harbor and Benton Harbor Area Schools v. Economic Development Administration, County of Berrien
- 570 F2D 1021Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
- 569 F2D 989Thompson v. Chrysler Corp.