- Home
- Federal judges
- Thomas Owen Rice
Thomas Owen Rice
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Thomas Owen Rice serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 6, 2012 by a 93–4 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Mar 6, 2012
- Senate vote
- 93–4
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of WashingtonBarack Obama · Mar 6, 2012
Education
- Gonzaga UniversityB.B.A., 1983
- Gonzaga University School of LawJ.D., 1986
Career
Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1987; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Washington, 1987-2012; deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2000-2003; chief, Criminal Division, 2003-2006; first assistant U.S. attorney, 2006-2012
More
From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Judge Thomas Owen Rice, District Court for the Eastern District of…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393911/thomas-owen-rice (accessed 2026-10-15).