Firm Overview

Jeff Teichert seeks to represent clients in appeals before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. He is an experienced, respected and effective appellate advocate. He has filed briefs in the United States Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal, federal district courts, the Washington State Court of Appeals, and a variety of federal administrative tribunals. In the year 2001, he served as a Special Deputy Prosecutor for Whatcom County, Washington in several appeals. From 1994 to 1996, he served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of American Samoa. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Teichert completed a year of advanced legal studies at George Washington University, emphasizing legal history, environmental law and advanced jurisprudence.

In 2006, as a candidate for the Washington Court of Appeals, Mr. Teichert earned the endorsements of Washington Supreme Court Justice J.M. Johnson, former United States Senator and Washington Attorney General Slade Gorton, County Sheriffs, State Legislators, County Council Members, and a variety of other distinguished citizens and influential organizations. He was rated "well-qualified" to serve on the Court of Appeals by the bi-partisan Constitutional Law PAC.

Having argued fourteen cases in the United States Supreme Court and numerous appeals in other courts, I know something about the temperament and philosophy that makes a great appellate judge. An appellate judge must be able to apply coherently broad principles to specific facts with integrity to the purposes of the law. Jeff Teichert has the education, experience and intelligence to perform this difficult task, and will serve with distinction on our Court of Appeals.

--Slade Gorton
Former U.S. Senator
Former Washington Attorney General
9-11 Commission Member