John Clare Coughenour (born July 27, 1941) [1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. [2] He has taught trial and appellate practice at the University of Washington School of Law. [3]

Judge Coughenour served as Chief Judge of the District from 1998 to 2004. During his time on the bench, he has presided over numerous high-profile trials and delivered several controversial decisions.

11 hours ago · In the case before Judge Coughenour, who was nominated to the bench by President Ronald Reagan, the four state attorneys general argued that Mr. Trump’s order would deny rights and benefits to ...

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1 day ago · U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour’s nationwide preliminary injunction comes two weeks after he issued a temporary restraining order putting a 14-day stop to the Trump administration acting on its plans to revoke birthright citizenship. ... On Thursday, Coughenour, who Republican President Ronald Reagan nominated to the federal bench ...

1 day ago · The second preliminary injunction, issued by Seattle U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, indefinitely blocks President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship. It comes a day after a ...

12 hours ago · Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour was withering Thursday in his criticism of President Donald Trump’s executive order, as he granted a preliminary injunction to prevent it from taking ...

21 hours ago · U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle has scheduled a hearing involving lawyers from the Trump administration, four states suing to stop the order, and an immigrant rights organization ...

10 hours ago · "It has become ever more apparent that, to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals," Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said in issuing a preliminary ...

John C. Coughenour is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He joined the court in 1981 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. [1]