Marsha J. Pechman
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Marsha J. Pechman | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
| Assumed office February 6, 2016 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
| In office September 1, 2011 – February 6, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Robert S. Lasnik |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo S. Martinez |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington | |
| In office September 9, 1999 – February 6, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Lee Dwyer |
| Succeeded by | Tana Lin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1951 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Boston University (JD) |
Marsha J. Pechman (born February 6, 1951)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Education and career
[edit]Born in Salem, Oregon, Pechman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1976. She was a legal intern, King County Prosecutor's Office in 1976. She was a deputy prosecutor, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office from 1976 to 1979. She was an instructor/staff attorney of University of Washington School of Law from 1979 to 1981. She was in private practice in Seattle from 1981 to 1988. She was an adjunct professor at University of Puget Sound from 1983 to 1987. She was a judge on the King County Superior Court from 1988 to 1999.
Federal judicial service
[edit]On March 24, 1999, Pechman was nominated by President Bill Clinton[2] to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by William Lee Dwyer. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 8, 1999, and received her commission on September 9, 1999. On September 1, 2011, she became Chief Judge, succeeding Judge Robert S. Lasnik. She assumed senior status on February 6, 2016.[2]
Notable case
[edit]Pechman is most well known for presiding over the 2008 trial between the City of Seattle and the owners of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Pechman sat on the Karnoski v. Trump case for over three years without issuing a decision. Joe Biden eventually repealed the Trump trans soldier ban.
Personal
[edit]Pechman has two daughters.
References
[edit]- ^ textsThe American Bench (22nd ed.). 2012. p. 2677.
- ^ a b Marsha J. Pechman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
[edit]- Marsha J. Pechman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Boston University School of Law alumni
- Cornell University alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Politicians from Salem, Oregon
- Superior court judges in the United States
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Lawyers from Salem, Oregon
- Lawyers from Seattle
- Washington (state) state court judges
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 20th-century American women judges
- 21st-century American women judges