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
- 569 F2D 944Smith v. Estelle
- 569 F2D 951United States v. Becker
- 569 F2D 909Cohn v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 569 F2D 889United States v. McMahan
- 569 F2D 820Duvall v. Califano
- 569 F2D 816Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Two Parcels of Land in Fairfax County
- 569 F2D 811United States v. Forst
- 569 F2D 742Union National Bank of Pittsburgh v. Interstate Commerce Commission
- 569 F2D 683Brandon v. Eckard
- 569 F2D 690National Confectioners Ass'n v. Califano
- 569 F2D 674Almay, Inc. v. Califano
- 569 F2D 666Merit Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp.
- 569 F2D 666United States v. Maturo
- 569 F2D 656United States v. Anthony v. Vecchiarello, United States of America v. Louis P. Vecchiarello
- 569 F2D 971Superior Oil Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 569 F2D 607Ralpho v. Bell
- 569 F2D 570National Association of Greeting Card Publishers v. The United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Intervenors. National Association of Greeting Card Publishers v. United States Postal Service, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Intervenors. Associated Third Class Mail Users and National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults v. United States Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, Intervenors. State of Maine v. United States Postal Service
- 569 F2D 527Charles O. Finley & Co. v. Kuhn
- 569 F2D 507James Davison v. Pacific Inland Navigation Company, Inc., a Washington Corporation, and Mitsubishi International Corporation, a New York Corporation
- 569 F2D 514Connell Rice & Sugar Co. v. County of Yolo
- 569 F2D 491Doyon, Ltd. v. Bristol Bay Native Corp.
- 569 F2D 436Consolidated Foods Corp. v. United States
- 569 F2D 430National Labor Relations Board v. Donelson Packing Co.
- 569 F2D 428Texports Stevedore Co. v. Winchester
- 569 F2D 357National Labor Relations Board v. Jacob E. Decker & Sons
- 569 F2D 330Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel
- 569 F2D 315Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Packard Electric Division, General Motors Corp.
- 569 F2D 214United Brands Co. v. Melson
- 569 F2D 62United States v. Wylie
- 569 F2D 196Ford Motor Co. v. United States
- 569 F2D 208United States v. Brusseau
- 569 F2D 162National Labor Relations Board v. C. K. Smith & Co.
- 569 F2D 16916 Fair empl.prac.cas. 378, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8030 Christine M. Sweeney v. Board of Trustees of Keene State College, Christine M. Sweeney v. Board of Trustees of Keene State College
- 569 F2D 146Winter v. Local Union No. 639
- 569 F2D 143United States v. Hilliard
- 569 F2D 140Hintson Richardson v. Richard E. Wiley, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission. Hintson Richardson v. Richard E. Wiley, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
- 569 F2D 136International Distributing Corporation, a Maryland Corporation v. American District Telegraph Company, International Distributing Corporation, a Maryland Corporation v. American District Telegraph Company, a West Virginia Corporation v. George E. Hines, Walter T. Smith, Jr
- 569 F2D 1339Jacquet v. Westerfield
- 569 F2D 1328Cook v. Califano
- 569 F2D 132Maurice P. Foley Co. v. Balderson
- 569 F2D 1294Gonzales v. Fairfax-Brewster School, Inc.
- 569 F2D 1303F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor v. B. W. Harrison Lumber Company, and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- 569 F2D 1300UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA and Harold W. Burgess, Appellees
- 569 F2D 1298Artrip v. Califano
- 569 F2D 1283Lawler v. Gilliam
- 569 F2D 124Sherrill v. Knight
- 569 F2D 1084Santa Fe-Pomeroy, Inc. v. P & Z Company, Inc.
- 569 F2D 1074Love v. Pullman Co.
- 569 F2D 1064Scott v. Perry
- 569 F2D 1061United States v. Dupee