| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
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| (E.D. Wash.) | |
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| Location | Thomas S. Foley Courthouse (Spokane) More locations
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| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | March 2, 1905 |
| Judges | 4 |
| Chief Judge | Stanley Bastian |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Vanessa Waldref |
| U.S. Marshal | Craig Thayer |
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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (in case citations, E.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
As of the 2000 United States census, 1.3 million people resided in the Eastern District, representing 22% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Richland, Spokane, and Yakima, among others. The Federal Court in Yakima is located in the William O. Douglas Federal Building.
Cases from the Eastern District of Washington are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
As of October 7, 2021[update] the United States attorney is Vanessa Waldref.[1]
- ^ "Spokane Native Vanessa R. Waldref to be Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington" (Press release). Spokane, Washington: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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