Stanley Bastian | |
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| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| Assumed office July 27, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas O. Rice |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Shea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Allen Bastian (1958-04-03)April 3, 1958 (age 67) Seattle,Washington, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oregon (BS) University of Washington (JD) |
Stanley Allen Bastian (born April 3, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist serving aschief United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Bastian was born inSeattle, Washington on April 3, 1958.[1] He received aBachelor of Science degree in 1980 from theUniversity of Oregon and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Washington School of Law in 1983.
After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate at the law firm of Bergman & Bauer from 1983 to 1984. He served as alaw clerk to Judge Ward Williams of theWashington State Court of Appeals from 1984 to 1985 and as an Assistant City Attorney in Seattle, from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, he joined the law firm of Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, P.S. inWenatchee, Washington, where he primarily handled civil employment cases. From 2012 to 2014, he was the managing partner of the law firm.[2] He also served as the president of theWashington State Bar Association in 2007.[3] Bastian was selected as a fellow of theAmerican College of Trial Lawyers in 2007, and chaired the Equal Justice Coalition from 2010 to 2013.[4] Over the course of his career Bastian tried hundreds of cases before juries and judges.[5][6]
On September 19, 2013, PresidentBarack Obama nominated Bastian to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, to the seat vacated by JudgeEdward F. Shea, who assumedsenior status on June 7, 2012.[7] The American Bar Association's committee on federal judicial recommendations unanimously rated Bastian as well-qualified for the position.[8] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee.[9] On April 11, 2014, Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid filed a motion to invokecloture on the nomination. On April 29, 2014, theUnited States Senate invokedcloture on his nomination by a 55–41 vote.[10] On April 30, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–0 vote.[11] He received his judicial commission on May 1, 2014.[6] He became chief judge on July 27, 2020.[12]
On September 17, 2020, Bastian issued a nationwidepreliminary injunction against theUnited States Postal Service to reverse changes that had occurred in early July that had slowed down mail delivery and removed sorting machines. Bastian called it a "politically-motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service".[13][14][15]
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 2014–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 2020–present | |
