Department 11

Judge Fennessy

Timothy B. Fennessy

 Department 11
Courtroom 401
Title: Superior Court Judge
Phone: 509-477-6373

  •  Current Assignment: Chief Criminal
  • Elected: 2016

Judicial Assistant: Heather Eustice  509-477-6373 - dept11@spokanecounty.org
Court Reporter:  Tracie Blocker 509-477-3869

Career Highlights 

  • Private Practice, 1983 - 2016
  • Argued before the Washington State Supreme Court and the Idaho State Supreme Court
  • Argued before the Washington State Court of Appeals (Division III)
  • AVVO Superb 10.0 out of 10.0 Rating
  • Washington State Super Lawyer

Professional Affiliations, Committees

  •  Superior Court Judges Association
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Spokane County Bar Association 
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 
  • US District Court for the Western District of Washington 
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
  • US Court of Claims 
  • Member of the SCJA Judicial Education Committee
  • Member of the SCJA Civil Laws and Rules Committee

Education

  •  Pepperdine University School of Law (40-hour Training) - Strauss Institute Mediating the Litigated Case - 2014
  • Western Trial Bar Association (40-hour Training) - Spence led litigation Training - 1992
  • Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. - 1983
  • Gonzaga University, B.A. - 1979

Civic Involvement

  •  Gonzaga University School of Law Board of Advisors Member - 2010 - 2020
  • President Board of Advisors - 2017 - 2010
  • Gonzaga University School of Law Alumni Association - Development Chair - 2009 - 2010
  • Spokane Chapter/Charles L. Powell Inn of Court - 1989 - 1995