Tiffany Cartwright
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2023 - Present
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Tiffany Cartwright is a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on January 19, 2022, and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 12, 2023, by a vote of 50-47.[1][2][3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Prior to joining the court, Cartwright was a partner with the civil rights law firm MacDonald Hoague & Bayless.[4]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2023-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On January 19, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Cartwright to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.[4][1] Cartwright's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[5] The president renominated Cartwright on the same day. Cartwright received commission on July 18, 2023.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Tiffany Cartwright |
| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 539 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: January 19, 2022
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: May 25, 2022
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: February 2, 2023
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| Confirmed: July 12, 2023
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| Vote: 50-47
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Cartwright by a vote of 50-47 on July 12, 2023.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Cartwright confirmation vote (July 12, 2023) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
46 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 Republican |
2 | 47 | 0 | ||||||
 Independent |
2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | 47 | 3 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Cartwright's nomination on May 25, 2022. The committee voted to advance Cartwright's nomination to the full Senate on June 16, 2022.[1]
Cartwright's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[6] The president renominated Cartwright on the same day.[2] In a committee hearing on February 2, 2023, Cartwright was reported to the full Senate, after a 11-9 committee vote.[3]
Nomination
On January 19, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Cartwright to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.[4] He officially nominated Cartwright on the same day.[1]
Cartwright was nominated to replace Judge Benjamin Hale Settle, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2020.[1]
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Cartwright qualified.[7] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Cartwright's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2023.[8] The president renominated Cartwright on the same day.[2] In a committee hearing on February 2, 2023, Cartwright was reported to the full Senate, after a 11-9 committee vote.[3]
Biography
Early life and education
Cartwright was born in 1985 in Lansing, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, with distinction, in 2007. She earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2010.[9]
Professional career
- 2023-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- 2014-2023: Civil rights law firm MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
- 2018-present: Partner
- 2014-2018: Associate
- 2012-2014: Associate, Jenner & Block LLP
- 2011-2012: Law clerk, Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- 2010-2011: Law clerk, Justice Dana Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court[4]
Associations
- American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
- American Constitution Society
- Federal Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Legal Voice
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Washington Employment Lawyers Association
- Washington State Association for Justice
- Washington State Bar Association[9]
About the court
| Western District of Washington |
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| Ninth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 7 |
| Judges: 7 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: David G. Estudillo |
| Active judges: Tiffany Cartwright, John Chun, David G. Estudillo, Kymberly Evanson, Lauren King, Tana Lin, Jamal Whitehead Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates out of courthouses in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse, but hears initial appeals at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
Jurisdiction
The Western District of Washington has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Western District of Washington consists of all the following counties in the western part of the state of Washington. The court's headquarters are in Seattle, with a courthouse in Tacoma.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Congress.gov, "PN1681 — Tiffany M. Cartwright — The Judiciary," accessed January 20, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Congress.gov, "PN81 — Tiffany M. Cartwright — The Judiciary," accessed January 4, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Committee on the Judiciary, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 2, 2023," accessed February 3, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The White House, "President Biden Names Thirteenth Round of Judicial Nominees," January 19, 2022
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees," accessed May 25, 2022
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees," accessed May 25, 2022
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| Preceded by Benjamin Hale Settle |
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 2023-Present |
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| Commissioned in 2024 |
John Kazen • John Russell • Margaret Garnett • Cristal Brisco • Jacquelyn Austin • Gretchen Hess Lund • Micah Smith • Joshua Kolar • Karoline Mehalchick • Kirk Sherriff • Lisa Wang • David Leibowitz • Jacqueline Becerra • Julie Sneed • Melissa Damian • Kelly H. Rankin • Nicole Berner • Sunil Harjani • Leon Schydlower • Ernesto Gonzalez • Susan Bazis • Robert White • Ann Marie McIff Allen • Eumi Lee • Krissa Lanham • Eric Schulte • Camela Theeler • Angela Martinez • Jasmine Yoon • Nancy Maldonado • Meredith Vacca • Georgia Alexakis | ||
| Commissioned in 2023 |
Kai Scott • Tamika Montgomery-Reeves • Margaret R. Guzman • Daniel Calabretta • Matthew Garcia • DeAndrea G. Benjamin • Cindy Chung • Adrienne Nelson • Lindsay Jenkins • Gina Méndez-Miró • Araceli Martínez-Olguín • Jamar Walker • Ana Reyes • Jamal Whitehead • Gordon Gallagher • Matthew Brookman• Maria Araujo Kahn• James Simmons • Robert Ballou• Andrew Schopler • Jonathan Grey• Colleen Lawless • Arun Subramanian • Jessica Clarke • Robert Kirsch • Michael Farbiarz • Anthony Johnstone • Orelia Merchant • Wesley Hsu • Bradley Garcia • LaShonda A. Hunt • Nancy Gbana Abudu • Amanda Brailsford • Darrel Papillion • Jeremy Daniel • Hernan D. Vera • Julie Rikelman • Nusrat Choudhury • P. Casey Pitts • Myong Joun • Kymberly Evanson • Tiffany Cartwright • Rachel Bloomekatz • Natasha Merle • Dale Ho • Philip Hadji • Rita Lin • Brendan Hurson • Vernon D. Oliver • Matthew Maddox • Julia Munley • Brandy McMillion • Susan DeClercq • Julia Kobick • Ramon Reyes, Jr. • Ana de Alba • Kenly Kiya Kato • Mónica Ramírez Almadani • Jeffrey M. Bryan • Jamel Semper • Irma Ramirez • Richard Federico • Loren AliKhan • Brandon Long • Jerry Edwards Jr.• Sara Hill • Joseph Laroski | ||
| Commissioned in 2022 | David Herrera Urias • Gabriel Sanchez • Holly Thomas • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong • David Ruiz • Charles Fleming • Bridget Brennan • Leonard Stark • Alison J. Nathan • John Chun • Julie Rubin • Jacqueline Scott Corley • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Victoria Calvert • Georgette Castner • Anne Traum • Cristina Silva • Ketanji Brown Jackson (Supreme Court) • Sarah Geraghty • Hector Gonzalez • Fred Slaughter • Jennifer Rochon • Robert Huie • Sunshine S. Sykes • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Evelyn Padin • Sherilyn P. Garnett • Ana de Alba • J. Michelle Childs • Trina Thompson • Elizabeth Hanes • Nancy Maldonado • Nina Morrison • Gregory Williams • John Z. Lee • Sal Mendoza, Jr. • Lara Montecalvo • Florence Pan • Andre Mathis • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Jennifer Rearden • Roopali Desai • María Antongiorgi-Jordán • Camille Vélez-Rivé • Doris Pryor • Frances Kay Behm • Dana Douglas • Mia Roberts Perez • Anne Nardacci • Jeffery P. Hopkins | ||
| Commissioned in 2021 |
Ketanji Brown Jackson • Zahid Quraishi • Julien Xavier Neals • Deborah Boardman • Regina Rodriguez • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi • Lydia Kay Griggsby • Tiffany Cunningham • Eunice Lee • Angel Kelley • Florence Pan • Veronica Rossman • David G. Estudillo • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Gustavo Gelpí • Christine O'Hearn • Margaret Strickland • Karen McGlashan Williams • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Toby Heytens • Michael Nachmanoff • Sarala Nagala • Beth Robinson • Omar A. Williams • Myrna Pérez • Jia Cobb • Tana Lin • Lauren King • Lucy H. Koh • Jennifer Sung • Samantha Elliott • Katherine Menendez • Mary Dimke • Linda Lopez • Shalina Kumar • Jane Beckering • Jinsook Ohta • Jennifer L. Thurston • Stephen Locher • Charlotte Sweeney • Nina Nin-Yuen Wang • Arianna Freeman • Jerry Blackwell | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington
