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08/31/2020 re: Amended Order Appointing Panel to Consider Appointment of Magistrate Judge

W.D. Wash. Standing Order — 08/31/2020 re: Amended Order Appointing Panel to Consider Ap

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 4 5 6 AMENDED ORDER APPOINTING In Re: PANEL TO CONSIDER 7 APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE MERIT SELECTION PANEL JUDGE 8 9 The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is undertaking 10 the process of appointing a new full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Western 11 District of Washington to be stationed in Seattle for an eight-year term. Accordingly, the 12 Court appoints the panel of persons listed below, pursuant to the Federal Magistrates Act, as 13 amended, and the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United States Establishing 14 Standards and Procedures for the Appointment of United States Magistrate Judges. 15 16 17 Harry Schneider – Chair Seattle, WA 18 Lawyers: 19 Jeffrey A. Beaver 20 Seattle, WA 21 Michael Filipovic, Federal Public Defender 22 Seattle, WA 23 Yessenia Manzo Seattle, WA 24 1 1 Brian Moran, United States Attorney Seattle, WA 2 3 Omar Riojas Seattle, WA 4 J.D. Smith 5 Seattle, WA 6 Lay Members: 7 Winona Hauge 8 Seattle, WA 9 Connie Smith 10 Seattle, WA 11 12 The panel shall report the top five candidates for the court to interview. 13 All panel members have been advised in writing of the restriction set forth in 14 §420.30.20(d) of the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United States Establishing 15 Standards and Procedures for the Appointment and Reappointment of United States Magistrate 16 Judges. 17 18 The Clerk shall direct copies of this order to each panel member. 19 Dated this 31st day of August, 2020. 20 21 22 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 23 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 24 2
Official source: https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/sites/wawd/files/GO8-31-20AmendedOrderreMeritSelectionPanel. · retrieved 2026-07-23