Western District of Washington | United States District Court

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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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September 25, 2026

Remote Audio Access: September 28 Motion Hearing in Rodriguez Vazquez v. Hermosillo, et al

Remote public audio access has been authorized for the Motion Hearing in Rodriguez Vazquez. v. Hermosillo, et al. Case number 3:25-cv-05240-TMC. The hearing begins at 1:30 p.m. PDT, on Monday, September 28, 2026. ...

September 24, 2026

Pay.gov Scheduled Maintenance: September 26, 2026

Due to system maintenance, filers will be unable to make payments through the CM/ECF filing system for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on Saturday, September 26, 2026 from approximately 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT....

September 22, 2026

General Order re United States Federal Air Marshal Service

Please see General Order 12-26 In re: Authorizing the United States Federal Air Marshal Service to Conditionally Release Certain Violators and Offenders and to Approve the Bail Schedule for...

September 20, 2026

CM/ECF Payment System Restored

System maintenance has been completed and filers can now make payments through the CM/ECF filing system for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Filers should resume making filings requiring payment (and all other...

September 19, 2026

CM/ECF Payment System Unavailability

Due to system maintenance, filers are currently unable to make payments through the CM/ECF filing system for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. We anticipate that this outage may last through 3 PM PT on Sunday,...