Judge thomas zilly biography

American judge (born )

Thomas Samuel Zilly (born January 1, ) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.^[1]

Education and career

Zilly was born in Detroit. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in and a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant (J.G.) from to , serving on active duty from to He entered private practice in Seattle, Washington, working from to at the law firm Lane Powell Moss & Miller. He was a Judge pro tem of the Seattle Municipal Court from to ^[2]

Zilly served as president of the Seattle-King County Bar Association in and on multiple Washington State Bar Association committees, including as a hearing officer for its disciplinary board and as a bar examiner.^{[citation needed]}

Federal judicial service

On February 16, , Zilly was nominated by Preside United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit!