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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Washington: Chief Judges
Eastern District of Washington
Number of chief judges: 13 Driver, Samuel Marion (1948-1958)
Powell, Charles Lawrence (1959-1972)
Goodwin, William Nelson (1972-1973)
Neill, Marshall Allen (1973-1979)
McNichols, Robert James (1980-1989)
Quackenbush, Justin Lowe (1989-1995)
Nielsen, William Fremming (1995-2000)
Van Sickle, Frederick L. (2000-2005)
Whaley, Robert H. (2005-2009)
Suko, Lonny R. (2009-2011)
Peterson, Rosanna Malouf (2011-2016)
Rice, Thomas Owen (2016-2020)
Bastian, Stanley Allen (2020-present)
Western District of Washington
Number of chief judges: 13 Bowen, John Clyde (1948-1959)
Lindberg, William James (1959-1971)
Beeks, William Trulock (1971-1973)
Boldt, George Hugo (1971)
Goodwin, William Nelson (1973-1975)
McGovern, Walter Thomas (1975-1987)
Rothstein, Barbara Jacobs (1987-1994)
Dimmick, Carolyn R. (1994-1997)
Coughenour, John C. (1997-2004)
Lasnik, Robert S. (2004-2011)
Pechman, Marsha J. (2011-2016)
Martinez, Ricardo S. (2016-2022)
Estudillo, David (2022-present)