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
- 458 F2D 1United States v. Bland
- 457 F2D 936National Labor Relations Board v. Package Machinery Co.
- 457 F2D 935Molybdenum Corp. of America v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 457 F2D 922General Motors Corporation, a Corporation of the State of Delaware v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of Transportation
- 457 F2D 917Motteler v. J. A. Jones Construction Co.
- 457 F2D 889Dampskibsaktieselskabet, Etc. v. Bellingham Stevedoring Company, and Intalco Aluminum Corporation, American Metal Climax, Inc. v. Bellingham Stevedoring Company, and Intalco Aluminum Corporation
- 457 F2D 881Knapp v. McFarland
- 457 F2D 879National Labor Relations Board v. East Texas Steel Castings Co.
- 457 F2D 832National Labor Relations Board v. Canton Sign Co.
- 457 F2D 81Connecticut Action Now, Inc. v. Roberts Plating Co.
- 457 F2D 779Babaui MALONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL CORPORATION, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
- 457 F2D 775National Labor Relations Board v. Cen-Vi-Ro Pipe Corp.
- 457 F2D 767Henry Lewis Montgomery v. E. B. Caldwell, Etc.
- 457 F2D 745Sam Andrew' Sons v. Mitchell
- 457 F2D 74United States v. Caldes
- 457 F2D 737National Business Forms, Inc. v. International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America, Afl-Cio, and Southeastern Printing Specialties and Paper Products, District Council S-7, Affiliated With the International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America, Afl-Cio, Intervenors, International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America, Afl-Cio, and Southeastern Printing Specialties and Paper Products, District Council S-7, Affiliated With the International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union of North America, Afl-Cio, Intervenors v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 721The Munchak Corporation and Rdg Corporation, a Joint Venture D/B/A the Carolina Cougars v. William John Cunningham
- 457 F2D 660American Bridge Division, United States Steel Corporation, Petitioner, v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 615Shell Oil Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 612Rosalie Givens v. W. T. Grant Company
- 457 F2D 596Major Oil Corp. v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
- 457 F2D 605Price v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
- 457 F2D 572Charles M. Henderson, Regional Director of Region 19 of the National Labor Relations Board, for and on Behalf of the National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 50, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701, Pacific Maritime Association v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 562Glass v. Heyd
- 457 F2D 519Kellogg Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 504National Labor Relations Board v. Martin Stamping & Stove Co.
- 457 F2D 503United States v. Capozzo
- 457 F2D 501Estate of Walburga Hedrick, Deceased, AKA Walburga Oesterreich, Ray Bert Hedrick v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 457 F2D 500Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of America, AFL-CIO Local No. 130 v. National Labor Relations Board
- 457 F2D 499Hatt v. Commissioner
- 457 F2D 490McLEOD v. NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO
- 457 F2D 463United States Ex Rel. Burton Graham, Relator-Appellant v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica State Prison, and the State of New York
- 457 F2D 429Hansche v. Commissioner
- 457 F2D 381Parker v. Penn Central Transportation Co.
- 457 F2D 369J. Bryant Kasey and Maryann Kasey v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 457 F2D 361National Labor Relations Board v. Gooch Packing Co.
- 457 F2D 345Joseph M. Beringhelle v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
- 457 F2D 328Wing on Bank Ltd. of Hong Kong v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Lauderdale
- 457 F2D 240Ellingburg v. Connett
- 457 F2D 237In the Matter of Posi-Seal International, Inc., Debtor-Appellee v. Richard F. Chipperfield
- 457 F2D 221Hodgson v. Miller Brewing Co.
- 457 F2D 230Carl E. And Paula Koch, and Cross-Appellants v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee
- 457 F2D 2104 Fair empl.prac.cas. 85, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7610 United States of America v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 169, an Unincorporated Association
- 457 F2D 1400Bogue Electric Manufacturing Co. v. TMC Systems & Power Corp.
- 457 F2D 1402United States v. Flagler County School District
- 457 F2D 1353United States v. One 1961 Red Chevrolet Impala Sedan, Serial No. 11837A177369
- 457 F2D 1335Hartwell v. Allied Chemical Corp.
- 457 F2D 1320Eugene Tanzymore v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. Young-Posen, Inc., Third-Party
- 457 F2D 176In the Matter of Federal Shopping Way, Inc., a Washington Corporation, Debtor. Bank of California, N. A., Tacoma, Washington v. Thomas L. McQuaid Lifetime Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Thomas L. McQuaid Evergreen First Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Thomas L. McQuaid Republic National Life Insurance Company v. Thomas L. McQuaid
- 457 F2D 1314Marlowe v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service