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
- 533 F2D 486MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. v. Imperial Glass Co.
- 533 F2D 411Churchill Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Rpd, Inc. And General Motors Corporation, Intervenors
- 533 F2D 40United States v. Chestnut
- 533 F2D 353Lacy v. Chrysler Corp.
- 533 F2D 336Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 533 F2D 310Insurance Co. of North America v. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
- 533 F2D 303W. H. Lamkin, Independent Executors of the Estate of Elizabeth Sullivan Clem v. United States
- 533 F2D 276United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. W. H. Hodges & Company, Inc., Cross-Appellants
- 533 F2D 258Mitchell Energy Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
- 533 F2D 224Alabama Association of Insurance Agents v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Georgia Association of Independent Insurance Agents v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, National Association of Insurance Agents, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 533 F2D 21William E. Fortune v. Joseph P. Mulherrin, Joseph A. Cournoyer v. Town of Lincoln
- 533 F2D 163Howard Cooper, Rita Kimbell and Howard T. Hopkins v. General Dynamics, Convair Aerospace Division, Fort Worth Operation v. International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio, Defendants-Appellees-Appellants
- 533 F2D 152Kuper v. Commissioner
- 533 F2D 1314Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Morgan, Kennedy & Co.
- 533 F2D 192United States v. Linetsky
- 533 F2D 1266McGraw-Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 533 F2D 1255United States v. Reid
- 533 F2D 1235Ascher v. Gutierrez
- 533 F2D 1250District of Columbia v. Train
- 533 F2D 1239State of Louisiana v. Federal Power Commission, United Gas Pipe Line Company, Intervenors, International Paper Company v. Federal Power Commission, Gulf States Utilities Company, Intervenors
- 533 F2D 1217United States Steel Corporation, and Carnegie Natural Gas Company v. Federal Power Commission, Central Illinois Public Service Co., Intervenors
- 533 F2D 12051199 DC, National Union of Hospital & Health Care Employees v. National Union of Hospital & Health Care Employees
- 533 F2D 1167Nicholas J. Larionoff, Jr. v. The United States of America, Nicholas J. Larionoff, Jr. v. The United States of America
- 533 F2D 1192Jonal Corp. v. District of Columbia
- 533 F2D 117Estate of Richard Baier v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 533 F2D 1136Local 644, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. National Labor Relations Board
- 533 F2D 1224Evening Star Newspaper Co. v. Kemp
- 533 F2D 1114Thatcher v. Commissioner
- 533 F2D 1125Sahara-Tahoe Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 533 F2D 107United States of America (Plaintiff in d.c.) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Defendants in d.c.) Milton J. Shapp, Governor (Plaintiffs to Counterclaim in d.c.) v. United States of America (Defendants to Counterclaim in d.c.) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Plaintiffs to Counterclaim in d.c.)
- 533 F2D 1046North American Life & Casualty Co. v. Commissioner
- 533 F2D 1025Interstate Commerce Commission v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
- 533 F2D 1030Royal Typewriter Company, a Division of Litton Business Systems, Inc., a Subsidiary of Litton Industries, Inc., and Litton Business Systems, Inc., a Subsidiary of Litton Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Local 469, Affiliated With International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Intervenor. Allied Industrial Workers of America, Local 469, Affiliated With International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, Litton Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Local 469, Affiliated With International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Intervenor
- 533 F2D 1092United States v. 10.0 Acres, Etc., and 33.4 Acres, Etc., Gesford P. Wright and Marie R. Wright
- 532 F2D 956Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- 532 F2D 928United States v. Friedman
- 532 F2D 916Jeannette Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 532 F2D 911United States v. Lee
- 532 F2D 902National Labor Relations Board v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Locals 542
- 532 F2D 880Vorchheimer ex rel Vorchheimer v. School District of Philadelphia
- 532 F2D 957Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross
- 532 F2D 786Kolios v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 532 F2D 82112 Fair empl.prac.cas. 755, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,757 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the City of New York v. Local 638 . . . Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and Local 28 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors' Association of New York City, Inc., Etc., Local 28, Third-Party v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Third-Party Local 28 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Fourth-Party v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Fourth-Party
- 532 F2D 734Thompson v. United States
- 532 F2D 727Weahkee v. Powell
- 532 F2D 708Federal Trade Commission v. Simeon Management Corp.
- 532 F2D 725Danning v. United States
- 532 F2D 69Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted Gest
- 532 F2D 569National Labor Relations Board v. Truckdrivers Local Union No. 100
- 532 F2D 545United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Ekelman & Associates, Inc., and Ekelman & Associates, Inc., Cross-Appellants