Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
As of October 7, 2021[update] the United States attorney is Vanessa Waldref.
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court.
The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.