Justin Lowe Quackenbush

Justin Lowe Quackenbush (born October 3, 1929)[1] is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

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
1989–1995
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
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Idaho (B.A.)
Gonzaga University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Quackenbush was born in Spokane, Washington on October 3, 1929.[2] His father, Carl Quackenbush, was a law student who eventually became a Superior Court judge in Spokane.[3] 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 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.[4][5] Quackenbush also taught at Gonzaga University School of Law from 1961 to 1967, and was an active Mason.[4]

Federal judicial service

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.[6] Quackenbush served as Chief Judge from 1989 to June 27, 1995, when he assumed senior status.

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References
  1. Judges of the United States. Judicial Conference of the United States. 1983. p. 406.
  2. "Judges of the United States - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. "Retired judge dies; former prosecutor". The Spokesman-Review. Nov 2, 1981. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  4. "Campaign Chief Named by Foley". The Spokesman-Review. Sep 17, 1966. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  5. Bonino, Rick (Apr 5, 1979). "Democrats boast party unity". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  6. Craig, John (Nov 8, 1980). "Judges losing ground on U.S. court backlog". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Marshall Allen Neill		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
1980–1995		 Succeeded by
Robert H. Whaley
Preceded by
Robert James McNichols		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
1989–1995		 Succeeded by
William Fremming Nielsen
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