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Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Senior status since September 1, 2011.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Nominated
- December 3, 1979
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 7, 1980
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 19, 1980
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- February 20, 1980
- Commissioned
- February 20, 1980
- Senior status
- Since September 1, 2011
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1939, 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, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966-1968
- Assistant attorney general and chief trial attorney, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division, State of Washington, 1968-1977
- Adjunct professor, University of Washington Law School, 1975-1977
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County, 1977-1980
- Director, Federal Judicial Center, 2003-2011
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