--- title: "Tiffany Mae Cartwright | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-mae-cartwright" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Tiffany Mae Cartwright U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington - State: Washington - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Tiffany M. Cartwright is a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2023 - Early Career: Law clerk to Hon. Dana A. Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court (2010–2011) Law clerk to Hon. Betty Binns Fletcher, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (2011–2012) Associate, Jenner & Block, Chicago (2012–2014) Partner, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Seattle (2014–2023) - Law clerk, Hon. Betty Binns Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011-2012 ### Education - B.A., Stanford University, 2007 (Phi Beta Kappa) J.D., Stanford Law School, 2010; member of Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic; co-editor-in-chief of Stanford Law & Policy Review ### Additional information - Nominated on January 3, 2023, confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 2023, and commissioned on July 18, 2023, succeeding Judge Benjamin Hale Settle. - Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2014-2023 - Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2012-2014 - Date of birth: 1985 - Her chambers are located at 1717 Pacific Avenue, Suite 3124, Tacoma, WA 98402. - United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, a federal court with jurisdiction over federal cases in Washington state. - She has been active in legal advocacy, serving on the board of Legal Voice and as a member of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington. - Birth place: Lansing ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13760706) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13760706) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13760706) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Tiffany Mae Cartwright](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13760706) - [Wikidata: Tiffany Cartwright](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120601195) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-mae-cartwright", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-mae-cartwright", "name": "Tiffany Mae Cartwright | KnowJudges", "description": "Tiffany Mae Cartwright, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.