Benjamin Settle

Benjamin Hale Settle (born 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Benjamin Settle
circa 2008
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
In office July 2, 2007 – January 1, 2020
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Frank Burgess
Succeeded by	Tiffany Cartwright
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 77–78) Olympia, Washington
Education	Claremont McKenna College (BA) Willamette University (JD)

Education and career

Settle was born in Olympia, Washington. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Washington in 1972, and again from 1976 to 2007. From 1973 to 1976, he was a captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps as a defense counsel stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 2007, Settle was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Frank Burgess. Settle was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 2007, and received his commission on July 2, 2007. He assumed senior status on January 1, 2020.

Sources

• Benjamin Settle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frank Burgess	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 2007–2020	Succeeded by Tiffany Cartwright