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Benjamin Hale Settle
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Senior status since January 1, 2020.
Confirmed 99 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 9, 2007
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 13, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 25, 2007
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 99 to 0
- Confirmed
- June 28, 2007
- Commissioned
- July 2, 2007
- Senior status
- Since January 1, 2020
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1947, 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, Washington, 1972, 1976-2007
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1973-1976
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