Benjamin Settle

Benjamin Hale Settle (born 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Benjamin Settle
circa 2008
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Assumed office
January 1, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office
July 2, 2007  January 1, 2020
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byFrank Burgess
Succeeded byTiffany Cartwright
Personal details
Born1947 (age 7576)
Olympia, Washington
EducationClaremont McKenna College (BA)
Willamette University (JD)

Education and career

Born in Olympia, Washington, Settle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Washington in 1972, and again from 1976 to 2007. From 1973 to 1976, he was a captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps as a defense council stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 2007, Settle was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Frank Burgess. Settle was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 2007, and received his commission on July 2, 2007. He assumed senior status on January 1, 2020.

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