[2] At Seattle University, she was a recipient of the Sullivan Leadership Award, and was also selected as a 1998 Truman Scholar.

[3] From 2002 to 2004, Evanson worked as a program coordinator for the Access to Justice Institute at Seattle University School of Law.

In 2006, she was an intern in the United States Department of Justice Civil Division.

President Biden nominated Evanson to the seat vacated by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez, who subsequently assumed senior status on September 5, 2022.

[8] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.