Former Judges
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Term as Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius Holgate Hanford | WA | 1849–1926 | 1890–1912 | (n/a) | (n/a) | Harrison | resignation |
| 2 | George Donworth | WA | 1861–1947 | 1909–1912 | (n/a) | (n/a) | Taft | resignation |
| 3 | Edward E. Cushman | WA | 1865–1944 | 1912–1939 | (n/a) | 1939–1944 | Taft | death |
| 4 | Clinton Woodbury Howard | WA | 1864–1937 | 1912–1913 | (n/a) | (n/a) | Taft | not confirmed |
| 5 | Jeremiah Neterer | WA | 1862–1943 | 1913–1933 | (n/a) | 1933–1943 | Wilson | death |
| 6 | John Clyde Bowen | WA | 1888–1978 | 1934–1961 | (n/a) | 1961–1978 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 7 | Lloyd Llewellyn Black | WA | 1889–1950 | 1939–1950 | (n/a) | (n/a) | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 8 | Charles Henry Leavy | WA | 1884–1952 | 1942–1952 | (n/a) | 1952-1952 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 9 | William James Lindberg | WA | 1904–1981 | 1951–1971 | (n/a) | 1971–1981 | Truman | death |
| 10 | George Hugo Boldt | WA | 1903–1984 | 1953–1971 | (n/a) | 1971–1984 | Eisenhower | death |
| 11 | William Trulock Beeks | WA | 1906–1988 | 1961–1973 | (n/a) | 1973–1988 | Kennedy | death |
| 12 | William Nelson Goodwin | WA | 1909–1975 | 1966–1975 | (n/a) | (n/a) | Johnson | death |
| 14 | Morell Edward Sharp | WA | 1920–1980 | 1971–1980 | (n/a) | (n/a) | Nixon | death |
| 15 | Donald S. Voorhees | WA | 1916–1989 | 1974–1986 | (n/a) | 1986–1989 | Nixon | death |
| 16 | Jack Edward Tanner | WA | 1919–2006 | 1978–1991 | (n/a) | 1991–2006 | Carter | death |
| 21 | William Lee Dwyer | WA | 1929–2002 | 1987–1998 | (n/a) | 1998–2002 | Reagan | death |
| 23 | Franklin D. Burgess | WA | 1935–2010 | 1994–2005 | (n/a) | 2005–2010 | Clinton | death |
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