Spokane is the main office for the Eastern Washington District (see below for administrative staff names and telephone numbers). Contact information for the Spokane Court is as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse, 904 West Riverside Ave., Suite 304, Spokane WA 99201 / Telephone: (509) 458-5300.

Yakima Court

      Contact information for the bankruptcy court in Yakima is as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, Chinook Tower Building, 402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite 200
Yakima WA 98901 / Telephone: (509) 576-6100.

      The Spokane and Yakima Courthouses are open Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM except designated federal government holidays.

Counties Served by the Eastern WA District   Adams Franklin Pend Oreille   Asotin Garfield Spokane   Benton Grant Stevens   Chelan Kittitas Walla Walla   Columbia Klickitat Whitman   Douglas Lincoln Yakima   Ferry Okanogan

Chief Bankruptcy Judge

      Hon. Frank L. Kurtz is the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Easter Washington District Bankruptcy Court. His office is located in Spokane with contact information as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse, 920 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 840, Spokane WA 99201.

      Judge Kurtz's law clerk is John Menard (Tap Menard). He can be reached at (509) 576-6124. Chantelle Sliman, the judicial assistant can be reached at (509) 353-3192.

Other Judges

      Two other judges serve the Eastern Washington District. They include Hon. Patricia C. Williams / Telephone: (509) 458-5340 and Hon. John A. Rossmeissl / Telephone: (509) 576-6122. Contact information on the law clerks and judicial assistants who work for them are located below.

Judges  / Law Clerks  Contact   Julie Hirsch - Law Clerk to Judge Patricia C. Williams (509) 458-5343   Hon. Frank L. Kurtz Chief Banklruptcy Judge (509) 576-6124   John (Tap) Menard - Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frank L. Kurtz (509) 576-6124   Hon. John A. Rossmeissl (509) 576-6122   Hon. Patricia C. Williams (509) 458-5340   Administrative      Beverly A. Benka - Clerk of Court /Eastern Washington District (509) 458-5300   Chantelle Sliman - Judicial Assistant to Chief Judge Frank Kurtz and Judge John Rossmeissl (509) 576-6122   Dee Sindlinger - Judicial Assistant to Judge Patricia C. Williams (509) 458-5340

The Trustees

      Chapter 7, 12 and 13 trustees are located in the Eastern Washington Trustee section.

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Written by Jack Garchar