Justin L. Quackenbush
Justin Lowe Quackenbush | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| Assumed office June 27, 1995 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| In office 1989 – June 27, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Robert James McNichols |
| Succeeded by | William Fremming Nielsen |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| In office June 18, 1980 – June 27, 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Marshall Allen Neill |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Whaley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) Spokane, Washington |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho B.A. Gonzaga University School of Law LL.B. |
| Profession | Attorney |
Justin Lowe Quackenbush (born 1929) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Quackenbush was born in Spokane, Washington. His father, Carl Quackenbush, was a law student who eventually became a Superior Court judge in Spokane.[1]
Quackenbush received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Idaho in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Gonzaga University School of Law, his father's alma mater, in 1957. He was in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1954. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney in Spokane County, Washington from 1957 to 1959. He was in private practice in Spokane from 1959 until his judicial nomination. He was active in Democratic Party politics, regularly serving as the campaign manager for Tom Foley's successful Congressional election campaigns starting in 1964 for over a decade.[2][3]
Quackenbush also taught at Gonzaga University School of Law from 1961 to 1967, and was an active Mason.[2]
On May 9, 1980, President Jimmy Carter nominated Quackenbush to the seat vacated by Marshall A. Neill. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1980, and received his commission the same day. Because Neill was the only judge in the district, and had died in October 1979, Quackenbush and fellow appointee Robert J. McNichols immediately faced a tremendous backlog of cases.[4]
He served as chief judge from 1989 to June 27, 1995, when he assumed senior status. The annual Quackenbush Lecture Series at Gonzaga University School of Law is named in his honor.
References
- ^ "Retired judge dies; former prosecutor". The Spokesman-Review. Nov 2, 1981. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Campaign Chief Named by Foley". The Spokesman-Review. Sep 17, 1966. Retrieved 28 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Bonino, Rick (Apr 5, 1979). "Democrats boast party unity". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Craig, John (Nov 8, 1980). "Judges losing ground on U.S. court backlog". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2010. [dead link]
Sources
- Justin L. Quackenbush at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1929 births
- Living people
- People from Spokane, Washington
- University of Idaho alumni
- Gonzaga University School of Law alumni
- Gonzaga University faculty
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Navy personnel