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Robert H. Whaley
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Senior status since July 12, 2009.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- May 24, 1995
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 27, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 29, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- June 30, 1995
- Commissioned
- June 30, 1995
- Senior status
- Since July 12, 2009
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, 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
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1968
- Private practice, Georgia, 1968-1969
- Trial attorney, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1971
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Washington, 1971-1972
- Private practice, Spokane, Washington, 1972-1992
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, Spokane County, 1992-1995
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