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Richard A. Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Senior status since September 5, 2022.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- March 19, 2007
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- July 19, 2007
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 6, 2007
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- October 4, 2007
- Commissioned
- October 29, 2007
- Senior status
- Since September 5, 2022
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1950, 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
- King County [Washington] Prosecutor's Office, 1975-1978; community liaison officer, 1975-1977; deputy prosecutor, 1977-1978
- Staff attorney, Port of Seattle, Washington, 1978-1983
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1983-1988
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Washington, 1988-1994
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County, 1994-2007
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