Bastian, Stanley Allen, 1958-

Stanley Allen Bastian (born April 3, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist serving as chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. On September 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Bastian to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward F. Shea, who assumed senior status on June 7, 2012. He received his judicial commission on May 1, 2014. He became chief judge on July 27, 2020.