Robert S. Lasnik
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert S. Lasnik is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1951 · age 75
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brandeis 1972 · University of Washington Law 1978
- Succeeded
- Carolyn R. Dimmick
- Succeeded by
- Lauren Jennifer King
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Western District of Washington succeeded Carolyn R. Dimmick | 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
| Brandeis University | A.B. | 1972 |
| Northwestern University | M.S. | 1973 |
| Northwestern University | M.A. | 1974 |
| University of Washington School of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lasnik was assigned 5,752 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 186 days across 5,603 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 371 of Lasnik’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 297 were affirmed, 33 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, Lasnik authored 89 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Luna v. Household Finance Corp. III (56 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Luna v. Household Finance Corp. III | 236 F. Supp. 2d 1166 | 56 |
| 2004 | Corbis Corp. v. Amazon. Com, Inc. | 351 F. Supp. 2d 1090 | 52 |
| 2004 | Quezada-Bucio v. Ridge | 317 F. Supp. 2d 1221 | 29 |
| 1999 | Patrice v. Murphy | 43 F. Supp. 2d 1156 | 23 |
| 2003 | Center for Biological Diversity v. Lohn | 296 F. Supp. 2d 1223 | 20 |
| 2001 | Erickson v. Bartell Drug Co. | 141 F. Supp. 2d 1266 | 15 |
| 2002 | Akiyama v. United States Judo Inc. | 181 F. Supp. 2d 1179 | 14 |
| 2007 | Blue Nile, Inc. v. Ice. Com, Inc. | 478 F. Supp. 2d 1240 | 12 |
| 2003 | Fadaie v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. | 293 F. Supp. 2d 1210 | 12 |
| 2002 | National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service | 235 F. Supp. 2d 1143 | 12 |
| 2011 | Keithly v. Intelius Inc. | 764 F. Supp. 2d 1257 | 11 |
| 2004 | Video Software Dealers Ass'n v. Maleng | 325 F. Supp. 2d 1180 | 11 |
| 2004 | United States v. Clark | 315 F. Supp. 2d 1127 | 10 |
| 2011 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fry's Electronics, Inc. | 770 F. Supp. 2d 1168 | 9 |
| 2007 | The ON Equity Sales Co. v. Venrick | 508 F. Supp. 2d 872 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 89 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 Robert S. Lasnik?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Robert S. Lasnik to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in 1998.
- Was Robert S. Lasnik appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert S. Lasnik was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert S. Lasnik's confirmation vote?
- Robert S. Lasnik was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert S. Lasnik on?
- Robert S. Lasnik 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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27 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).