Who appointed Benjamin Hale Settle?

President George W. Bush appointed Benjamin Hale Settle to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 2007.

Was Benjamin Hale Settle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Benjamin Hale Settle was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Benjamin Hale Settle's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Benjamin Hale Settle 99–0 on June 28, 2007.

Western District of Washington / Appointed 2007 / Senior status since 2020

Benjamin Hale Settle

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Benjamin Hale Settle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He earned a law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1947 · age 79
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: Claremont McKenna College 1969 · Willamette College of Law 1972
Succeeded: Franklin D. Burgess
Succeeded by: Tiffany Mae Cartwright

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Western District of Washington succeeded Franklin D. Burgess	G.W. Bush (R)	99–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on June 28, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 237. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

48 D, 49 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Tim Johnson(D-SD)

Education

Claremont McKenna College	B.A.	1969
Willamette University College of Law	J.D.	1972

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Settle was assigned 2,805 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 196 days across 2,552 closed cases.

Other civil matters33%

Contract12%

Civil rights12%

Personal-injury torts11%

Other federal statutes9%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other19%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 363 of Settle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 275 were affirmed, 51 reversed or vacated, and 37 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Settle authored 19 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Wallis v. Indymac Federal Bank (9 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Wallis v. Indymac Federal Bank	717 F. Supp. 2d 1195	9
2009	Securities & Exchange Commission v. Abellan	674 F. Supp. 2d 1213	9
2009	Doe v. Reed	661 F. Supp. 2d 1194	9
2011	Kirkland v. Emhart Glass S.A.	805 F. Supp. 2d 1072	8
2009	Point Ruston, LLC v. Pacific Northwest Regional Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners	658 F. Supp. 2d 1266	8
2010	Canal Indemnity Co. v. Adair Homes, Inc.	737 F. Supp. 2d 1294	6
2010	Holzberg v. Astrue	679 F. Supp. 2d 1249	6
2009	Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Koch	771 F. Supp. 2d 1253	4
2009	Hill v. Washington State Department of Corrections	628 F. Supp. 2d 1250	4
2009	Western Protectors Insurance v. Shaffer	624 F. Supp. 2d 1292	4
2009	Manufactured Housing Communities v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance	660 F. Supp. 2d 1208	3
2011	Laurel Park Community, LLC v. City of Tumwater	790 F. Supp. 2d 1290	2
2009	Carter v. Gregoire	672 F. Supp. 2d 1146	2
2009	Leslie v. Fidelity National Title Insurance	598 F. Supp. 2d 1176	2
2010	Nguyen v. County of Clark	732 F. Supp. 2d 1190	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Benjamin Hale Settle?: President George W. Bush appointed Benjamin Hale Settle to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 2007.
Was Benjamin Hale Settle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Benjamin Hale Settle was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Benjamin Hale Settle's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Benjamin Hale Settle 99–0 on June 28, 2007.
Which court is Benjamin Hale Settle on?: Benjamin Hale Settle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Sources

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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).