Marsha J. Pechman
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and confirmed by voice vote, Marsha J. Pechman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. She earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1999
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cornell 1973 · Boston Law 1976
- Succeeded
- William Lee Dwyer
- Succeeded by
- Tana Lin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Western District of Washington succeeded William Lee Dwyer | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Cornell University | B.A. | 1973 |
| Boston University School of Law | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pechman was assigned 5,072 district-court cases (1994–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 168 days across 4,947 closed cases.
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 335 of Pechman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 241 were affirmed, 53 reversed or vacated, and 41 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, Pechman authored 79 published opinions for the court (1999–2011). Most cited: Aecon Buildings, Inc. v. Zurich North America (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Aecon Buildings, Inc. v. Zurich North America | 572 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 20 |
| 2003 | Hansen v. Ticket Track, Inc. | 280 F. Supp. 2d 1196 | 18 |
| 2004 | Cutter & Buck, Inc. v. Genesis Insurance | 306 F. Supp. 2d 988 | 17 |
| 2003 | PLAYMAKERS, LLC v. ESPN, Inc. | 297 F. Supp. 2d 1277 | 17 |
| 2007 | Bach v. Forever Living Products U.S., Inc. | 473 F. Supp. 2d 1110 | 16 |
| 2001 | Bjustrom v. Trust One Mortgage | 178 F. Supp. 2d 1183 | 13 |
| 2009 | Rynearson v. MOTRICITY, INC. | 601 F. Supp. 2d 1238 | 12 |
| 2004 | Harris v. City of Seattle | 315 F. Supp. 2d 1112 | 12 |
| 2005 | United States v. Beachem | 399 F. Supp. 2d 1156 | 11 |
| 2004 | Swartz v. KPMG, LLC | 401 F. Supp. 2d 1146 | 11 |
| 2010 | Minnick v. CLEARWIRE US, LLC | 683 F. Supp. 2d 1179 | 10 |
| 2003 | Nautilus Group, Inc. v. Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. | 308 F. Supp. 2d 1208 | 9 |
| 2010 | Amazon. Com LLC v. Lay | 758 F. Supp. 2d 1154 | 8 |
| 2010 | Ultimate Timing, L.L.C. v. Simms | 715 F. Supp. 2d 1195 | 8 |
| 2008 | Bartholomew v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America | 588 F. Supp. 2d 1262 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 79 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 Marsha J. Pechman?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Marsha J. Pechman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1999.
- Was Marsha J. Pechman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marsha J. Pechman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marsha J. Pechman's confirmation vote?
- Marsha J. Pechman was confirmed by voice vote on September 8, 1999. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Marsha J. Pechman on?
- Marsha J. Pechman is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 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).