Eastern District of Washington

The Eastern District of Washington holds court in Spokane, Yakima, and Richland, covering the eastern half of Washington State east of the Cascades. The district has four authorized judgeships and a caseload shaped significantly by agriculture, water rights, and tribal treaty rights related to Yakama, Colville, and Spokane tribal lands. Richland's proximity to the Hanford nuclear site generates recurring federal environmental remediation litigation.