United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
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(E.D. Wash.) | |
Appeals to: | Ninth Circuit |
Established: | March 2, 1905 |
Judges assigned: | 4 |
Chief Judge: | Thomas O. Rice |
http://www.waed.uscourts.gov/ |
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 of the state of Washington: 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. Courts at Yakima are located at the William O. Douglas Federal Building.