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Justin Lowe Quackenbush
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office
June 27, 1995 – October 27, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office
1989–1995
Preceded byRobert James McNichols
Succeeded byWilliam Fremming Nielsen
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office
June 18, 1980 – June 27, 1995
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byMarshall Allen Neill
Succeeded byRobert H. Whaley
Personal details
Born(1929-10-03)October 3, 1929
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 2024(2024-10-27) (aged 95)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Idaho (BA)
Gonzaga University (LLB)

Justin Lowe Quackenbush (October 3, 1929 – October 27, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He died on October 27, 2024, aged 95.[1][2]

Life and career

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Quackenbush was born in Spokane, Washington, on October 3, 1929.[3][4] His father, Carl Quackenbush, was a law student who eventually became a Superior Court judge in Spokane.[5] Quackenbush received a Bachelor of Arts degree 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 an officer 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.[6][7] Quackenbush also taught at Gonzaga University School of Law from 1961 to 1967, and was an active Mason.[6]

Federal judicial service

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On May 9, 1980, President Jimmy Carter nominated Quackenbush to the seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington vacated by Judge Marshall Allen 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 Judge Robert James McNichols immediately faced a tremendous backlog of cases.[8] Quackenbush served as chief judge from 1989 to June 27, 1995, when he assumed senior status.[1]

Death

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Quackenbush died in Spokane on October 27, 2024, at the age of 95.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Justin L. Quackenbush at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Eastern District of Washington Saddened by Death of Judge Justin L. Quackenbush" (Press release). United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Judges of the United States. Judicial Conference of the United States. 1983. p. 406.
  4. ^ "Judges of the United States - Google Books". October 27, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Retired judge dies; former prosecutor". The Spokesman-Review. November 2, 1981. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Campaign Chief Named by Foley". The Spokesman-Review. September 17, 1966. Retrieved February 28, 2010. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ Bonino, Rick (April 5, 1979). "Democrats boast party unity". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. ^ Craig, John (November 8, 1980). "Judges losing ground on U.S. court backlog". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Quackenbush, Justin Lowe". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

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1980–1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
1989–1995 		Succeeded by
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