United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. Its courthouse, built in 2004, is located at 7th and Stewart in Seattle.
As of the 2020 census, 6 million people resided in the Western District, representing 78% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Bellingham, Bremerton, Seattle, Bellevue, Olympia, Vancouver, Everett, and Tacoma, amongst others.
The court is divided into two divisions by counties as follows:
Seattle Division - Island, King, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom
Tacoma Division - Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum
Cases from the Western District of Washington are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court., the acting United States attorney is Teal Luthy Miller.