S. Kate Vaughan
S. Kate Vaughan is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She assumed office on May 3, 2021.
Biography
Education
Vaughan obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. She received her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law.[1]
Professional career
Vaughan was a supervisory attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington from 2010 to 2021. Before that, she worked in civil practice at Perkins Coie in Seattle. She handled corporate and individual clients, focusing on fraud class action litigation, ERISA cases, and breach of contract matters.[1]
Judicial career
Vaughan joined the Western District of Washington as a federal magistrate judge on May 3, 2021.[2]
See also
External links
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- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, "New Magistrate Judge Selected," March 5, 2021
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, "In the Matter of the Appointment of S. KATE VAUGHAN as a full-time United States Magistrate Judge," April 29, 2021
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts • Washington Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington