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
- 261 F2D 371Riedel v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 369Filger v. Plax Corp.
- 261 F2D 362Nau v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 347National Labor Relations Board v. International Ass'n of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers
- 261 F2D 325The Pennroad Corporation and Affiliated Companies v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 261 F2D 316United States v. Saxe
- 261 F2D 311James L. Bowling v. Maggie K. Lewis and Lillian Kulchycke
- 261 F2D 296Lucille Coleman v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, a Corporation
- 261 F2D 29Hanes Supply Co. v. Valley Evaporating Co.
- 261 F2D 287United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in County of Arlington
- 261 F2D 277Merchants Warehouse Co. v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 267Cluck v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 238Gulftex Drug Co. v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 232Estate of Loeb v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 204Grisham v. Taylor
- 261 F2D 202Herring v. Kennedy-Herring Hardware Co.
- 261 F2D 211Van Iderstine Co. v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 172Stoumen v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 166National Labor Relations Board v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
- 261 F2D 176Ersel H. Beus and Anna Beus, W. J. Beus, and Leone Beus v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 261 F2D 162Merck & Co. v. Smith
- 261 F2D 147National Labor Relations Board v. Mastro Plastics Corp.
- 261 F2D 112Finley v. Commissioner
- 261 F2D 1National Labor Relations Board v. Taitel
- 260 F2D 99Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Janss
- 260 F2D 958Beacon Fruit & Produce Co. v. H. Harris & Co.
- 260 F2D 950Bradford Machine Tool Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 260 F2D 949Elko Realty Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 260 F2D 929James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Robert De Mario Jewelry, Inc. And Robert Demario, an Individual, Robert De Mario Jewelry, Inc. And Robert Demario, an Individual, Cross-Appellant v. James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Cross-Appellee
- 260 F2D 918Selected Investments Corporation, a Corporation v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee in Bankruptcy, of Selected Investments Corporation, a Corporation, and Selected Investments Trust Fund, J. S. Pledger v. Selected Investments Corporation, Selected Investments Corporation v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee, Walter D. Hart v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee, O'bryan, O'Bryan & O'Bryan v. Paul C. Duncan, Trustee
- 260 F2D 9Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- 260 F2D 894Summit Mining Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 260 F2D 884United States v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis
- 260 F2D 880Pacemaker Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 260 F2D 907United States v. Wagner Quarries Co.
- 260 F2D 81United States v. Beard
- 260 F2D 803Atlas Sewing Centers, Inc. v. National Ass'n of Independent Sewing Machine Dealers
- 260 F2D 793Deal v. Federal Housing Administration
- 260 F2D 779Estate of Henry G. Egan, Transferee, Northwestern National Bank v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 260 F2D 760Estate of Blanchard Houston Stallworth, Sr., Deceased B. H. Stallworth, Jr., and Daisy, B. Stallworth, Executors v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 260 F2D 746Cross Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 260 F2D 721Frank v. Hyman
- 260 F2D 718Robinson v. United States
- 260 F2D 712Wlox Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Radio Associates, Inc., Intervenor
- 260 F2D 67National Labor Relations Board v. The Englander Company
- 260 F2D 663United States v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.
- 260 F2D 662Scientific Anglers, Inc. v. B. F. Gladding & Co.
- 260 F2D 602Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. v. Federal Power Commission
- 260 F2D 552United States v. Schine
- 260 F2D 534Bostick v. Smoot Sand & Gravel Corp.