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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is a federal court serving the area west of the Cascade Mountains from Oregon to the Canadian border. The district has courthouses in Seattle and Tacoma.
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November 21, 2019
The Court will be closed on Friday, November 29, 2019. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, December 2, 2019.
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November 19, 2019
The Litigation Academy is a partnership between the United States District Court for the
Western District of Washington (WDWA) and the Federal Bar Association for the WDWA. The...
October 28, 2019
UPDATE: Proposed amendments to Local Civil Rule 3 were added on October 28, 2019, and the deadline for comment on the Local Civil Rules has been extended to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2019....
October 15, 2019
The current four-year term of office of part-time United States Magistrate Judge Paula McCandlis is due to expire on May 1, 2020. More »
October 15, 2019
Please join us for the annual CLE Seminar sponsored by the Western District of Washington’s Social Security Committee. This year’s program will be hosted by the Hon. Marsha J. Pechman, U.S. District Court Judge and Chair of the Western District of...