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: 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 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, amongst others.

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.

Current Judges

• As of May 1, 2008, a vacancy exists in the Eastern District of Washington due to the decision of Judge Frederick L. Van Sickle to assume senior status. On October 13, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Rosanna M. Peterson, a professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, to fill the vacancy. Her nomination has not yet been acted on by the United States Senate.

• As of July 12, 2009, a second vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Chief Judge Robert H. Whaley to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.

Former Judges