U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle)
28 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Lauren Jennifer King
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Ronald Bruce LeightonRetired 2020
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Carolyn Joyce Reaber DimmickRetired 1997
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
J. Richard Creatura
Magistrate judge
Jamal N. Whitehead
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Mary Alice Theiler
Tana Lin
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
John C. Coughenour
appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
David W. Christel
Magistrate judge
James L. Robart
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John H. Chun
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Marsha J. Pechman
appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Grady J. Leupold
Franklin D. BurgessRetired 2010
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Benjamin H. Settle
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Robert J. Bryan
appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
David G. Estudillo
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert S. Lasnik
appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Brian A. Tsuchida
Kymberly K. Evanson
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Tiffany M. Cartwright
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
S. Kate Vaughan
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Thomas S. Zilly
appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Theresa L. Fricke
Michelle L. Peterson
Richard A. Jones
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Ricardo S. Martinez
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)