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John C. Coughenour
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Senior status since July 27, 2006.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- August 11, 1981
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 15, 1981
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 23, 1981
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- September 25, 1981
- Commissioned
- September 28, 1981
- Senior status
- Since July 27, 2006
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1941, 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
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1966-1981
- Assistant professor of law, University of Washington, 1970-1973
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