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Rebecca Louise Pennell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Active service.
Confirmed 50 to 48Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- March 21, 2024
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 17, 2024
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 9, 2024
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 50 to 48
- Confirmed
- November 20, 2024
- Commissioned
- December 9, 2024
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1971, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert H. Whaley, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1997-1999
- Fellowship attorney, TeamChild, Yakima, Washington, 1999-2000
- Attorney, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, 2000-2016
- Judge, Court of Appeals of the State of Washington, Division III, 2016-2024
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