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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (senior status)

Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

12

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington


Education

Personal


Edward F. Shea is an Article III federal judge serving on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.

Early life and education

A native of Massachusetts, Shea graduated from Boston State College with his bachelor's degree in 1965 and later graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with his J.D. in 1970.

Professional career

Shea began his legal career as a law clerk for State Appeals Judge Harold Petrie in the Washington Court of Appeals Division II from 1970 to 1971 before spending the rest of his pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney from 1971 to 1998.

Judicial career

Eastern District of Washington

Shea was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 4, 1997 to a seat vacated by Alan McDonald as McDonald assumed senior status.[1] Shea was confirmed by the Senate on March 27, 1998 on a majority voice vote and received commission on April 8, 1998.[2] He assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Alan McDonald
Eastern District of Washington
1998–2012
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Stanley Bastian

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Active judges

Chief JudgeStanley Bastian   •  Thomas Rice  •  Mary Dimke  •  Rebecca Pennell

Senior judges

Robert Whaley  •  William Nielsen  •  Edward Shea  •  Lonny Suko  •  Rosanna Peterson  •  

Magistrate judges James Goeke  •  
Former Article III judges

Edward Whitson  •  Frank Rudkin  •  John Stanley Webster  •  Justin Quackenbush  •  Frederick Van Sickle  •  Lloyd Black  •  Samuel Driver  •  William Goodwin  •  William Lindberg  •  Alan McDonald  •  Robert McNichols  •  Marshall Neill  •  Charles Powell  •  Lewis Schwellenbach  •  Jack Tanner  •  Sal Mendoza, Jr. (Washington)  •  

Former Chief judges

Robert Whaley  •  Justin Quackenbush  •  William Nielsen  •  Frederick Van Sickle  •  Lonny Suko  •  Samuel Driver  •  William Goodwin  •  Robert McNichols  •  Marshall Neill  •  Charles Powell  •  Rosanna Peterson  •  Thomas Rice  •  

Bill Clinton

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Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton
1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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