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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.
Jury duty scam alert! Do not make payments over the phone for missed jury duty. Read more
August 26, 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 »
August 19, 2019
On June 25, 2019, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedures approved publication of proposed amendments to the following: More »
July 29, 2019
The Western District of Washington Clerk's Office trainers have regularly scheduled Electronic Case Filing Training Sessions held in the Seattle and Tacoma Courthouses.
Seattle classes are to be held the first Thursday of each month from 1:00 p.m...
July 19, 2019
Please see the attached General Order, signed July 19th, 2019, regarding petitions for retroactive application of Rahaif v. United States. ...
July 10, 2019
If you are called by someone who says there is a warrant for your arrest related to missed federal jury duty or other offenses, do not make any payments to them. Neither the U.S. Marshals Service, nor the U.S....