John C. Coughenour
| John C. Coughenour | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
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Assumed office July 27, 2006 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
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In office September 28, 1981 – July 27, 2006 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Morell Edward Sharp |
| Succeeded by | Richard A. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 (age 75–76) |
| Alma mater |
Kansas State College of Pittsburg University of Iowa |
John C. Coughenour (born 1941) is a Senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Before being appointed as a judge, Coughenour was a leading litigator with Bogle and Gates and has taught trial and appellate practice at the University of Washington School of Law.
Coughenour was born in Pittsburg, Kansas. He received a B.S. from Kansas State College of Pittsburg in 1963. He received a J.D. from University of Iowa College of Law in 1966.
Coughenour entered private practice in Seattle, Washington in 1966. Coughenour was an assistant professor of law, at the University of Washington, from 1970 to 1973. Coughenour was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Coughenour was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 11, 1981, to a seat vacated by Morell E. Sharp. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1981, and received commission on September 28, 1981. He was a Chief Judge from 1997-2004. He became a Senior Judge in 2006.
Coughenour testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on 7 April 2004 and 4 June 2008.
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