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Dimke, Mary Katherine
Born 1977 in Clarkston, WA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on August 5, 2021, to a seat vacated by Rosanna Malouf Peterson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2021, and received commission on December 21, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2016-2021
Education:
Pepperdine University, B.A., 1999
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2002
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on August 5, 2021, to a seat vacated by Rosanna Malouf Peterson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2021, and received commission on December 21, 2021.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2016-2021
Education:
Pepperdine University, B.A., 1999
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2002
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Alan B. Johnson, U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, 2002-2003
Law clerk, Hon. Richard C. Tallman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004
Trial attorney, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-2007
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Washington, 2008-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Washington, 2012-2016