Justin Lowe Quackenbush

Justin Lowe Quackenbush (October 3, 1929 – October 27, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He died on October 27, 2024, aged 95.

Life and career Quackenbush was born in Spokane, Washington, on October 3, 1929. His father, Carl Quackenbush, was a law student who eventually became a Superior Court judge in Spokane. Quackenbush received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Idaho in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Gonzaga University School of Law, his father's alma mater, in 1957. He was an officer in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1954. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney in Spokane County, Washington, from 1957 to 1959. He was in private practice in Spokane from 1959 until his judicial nomination. He was active in Democratic Party politics, regularly serving as the campaign manager for Tom Foley's successful Congressional election campaigns starting in 1964 for over a decade. Quackenbush also taught at Gonzaga University School of Law from 1961 to 1967, and was an active Mason. Quackenbush served as chief judge from 1989 to June 27, 1995, when he assumed senior status.

Death Quackenbush died in Spokane on October 27, 2024, at the age of 95.