The Western Washington District is part of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Ninth Circuit). The District serves 19 counties in the western part of Washington State with main offices and courts in the cities of Seattle and Tacoma. The Chief Bankruptcy Judge is Hon. Paul B. Snyder and the Clerk of Court is Mark L. Hatcher.

Seattle Court

        Seattle is the main office for the this District (see below for administrative staff names and telephone numbers). Contact information for the court is as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, United States Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Room 6301, Seattle, WA 98101 / Telephone: (206) 370-5200.

Tacoma Court

        Contact information for the court in Tacoma is as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, Union Station, 1717 Pacific Ave, #2100, Tacoma, WA 98402 / Telephone: (253) 882-3900.

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

Other Locations

        Bankruptcy hearings are also located in Marysville, Everett, Vancouver, Port Orchard and Bremerton. The addresses are as follows

        For more information on the dates and times of hearings in the above cities contact the main office in Seattle at (253) 882-3900. The location of the 341 Meetings is listed in the trustees section of the Western Washington District.

Chief Bankruptcy Judge

      The Hon. Paul B. Snyder is the Chief Judge for the Western Washington Bankruptcy Court. His office is located in Tacoma with contact information as follows; United States Bankruptcy Court, Union Station 1717 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2209, Tacoma, WA 98402

      Judge Snyder's law clerks are Dana Manke (253) 882-3953 and Carrie Selby (253) 882-3953. Debby Vincent, the judicial assistant, can be reached at (253) 882-3956.

Other Judges

        The Hon. Karen A. Overstreet (Seattle Court), Hon. Thomas T. Glover (Seattle Court), Hon. Philip H. Brandt (Seattle Court), Hon. Marc L. Barreca (Seattle Court) Hon. and Hon. Brian D. Lynch (Tacoma Court), are judges for this Washington court. More information including telephone numbers and education background are listed in their individual profiles.

Contact Information

Relevant contact information is listed below with the names and telephone numbers and location of those involved in the legal and administrative matters of the court.

Judges / Law Clerks  Telephone Location Judge Marc Barreca (206) 370-5310 Seattle Judge Philip Brandt (206) 370-5320 Seattle Christopher Dale - Law Clerk for Judge Dore (206) 370-5302 Seattle Judge Timothy W. Dore (206) 370-5300 Seattle Ben Ellison - Law Clerk for Judge Lynch (253) 882-3962 Tacoma Kerry Holt - Law Clerk for Judge Overstreet (206) 370-5332 Seattle Judge Brian D. Lynch (253) 882-3960 Tacoma Dana Manke - Law Clerk for Chief Judge Snyder (253) 882-3953 Tacoma Ramie O'Neill - Law Clerk for Judge Barreca (206) 370-5312 Seattle Judge Karen Overstreet (206) 370-5330 Seattle Brian Peterson - Law Clerk for Judge Snyder (253) 882-3959 Tacoma Carrie Selby - Law Clerk for Chief Judge Snyder (253) 882-3953 Tacoma Audrey Smith-Gervasi - Law Clerk for Judge Brandt (206) 370-5322 Seattle Chief Judge Paul Snyder (253) 882-3950 Tacoma Lauren Stevenson - Law Clerk for Judge Overstreet (206) 370-5330 Seattle Laurie Thornton - Law Clerk for Judge Lynch (253) 882-3963 Tacoma   Administrative    Telephone Location Viviane Diaz - Judicial Assistant to Judge Barreca (206) 370-5310 Seattle Mark L. Hatcher - Clerk of Court (206) 370-5200 Seattle Anne K. Hermes - Judicial Assistant for Judge Dore (206) 370-5300 Seattle Debby Vincent - Judicial Assistant to Chief Judge Snyder (253) 882-3956 Tacoma Gina Zadra Walton - Chief Deputy (206) 370-5200 Seattle

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