United States Court Of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit


Total # of Judgeships: 29
Current # of Vacancies: 3
Nominations Pending: 4
Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington

Judge Morgan Brenda Christen

Morgan Brenda Christen
Biography Information Curriculum Vitae
Birth Year:1961
Nominated By: Obama on 5/18/2011
Status: Confirmation Pending on the Ninth Circuit

Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz

Andrew D. Hurwitz
Curriculum Vitae
Birth Year:1947
Nominated By: Obama on 11/2/2011
Status: Confirmation Pending on the Ninth Circuit

Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen

Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Biography Information
Birth Year:1965
Nominated By: Obama on 9/22/2011
Status: Confirmation Pending on the Ninth Circuit

Judge Paul J. Watford

Paul J. Watford
Biography Information
Birth Year:1967
Nominated By: Obama on 10/17/2011
Status: Confirmation Pending on the Ninth Circuit
Name Court Status Birth Year President Nomination Date Confirmation Date
Arthur L. Alarcon Ninth Circuit Senior 1925 Carter 8/28/1979 10/31/1979
Carlos T. Bea Ninth Circuit Active 1934 G.W. Bush 4/11/2003 9/29/2003
Robert R. Beezer Ninth Circuit Senior 1928 Reagan 3/2/1984 3/27/1984
Marsha S. Berzon Ninth Circuit Active 1945 Clinton 1/26/1999 3/9/2000
Robert Boochever Ninth Circuit Senior 1917 Carter 5/22/1980 6/18/1980
James R. Browning Ninth Circuit Senior 1918 Kennedy 9/6/1961 9/14/1961
Jay S. Bybee Ninth Circuit Active 1953 G.W. Bush 1/7/2003 3/13/2003
Consuelo M. Callahan Ninth Circuit Active 1950 G.W. Bush 2/12/2003 5/22/2003
William C. Canby, Jr. Ninth Circuit Senior 1931 Carter 4/2/1980 5/21/1980
Morgan Brenda Christen Ninth Circuit Nominated 1961 Obama 5/18/2011
Richard R. Clifton Ninth Circuit Active 1950 G.W. Bush 9/4/2001 7/18/2002
Jerome Farris Ninth Circuit Senior 1930 Carter 7/12/1979 9/26/1979
Ferdinand F. Fernandez Ninth Circuit Senior 1937 G. Bush 2/28/1989 5/18/1989
Raymond C. Fisher Ninth Circuit Active 1939 Clinton 3/15/1999 10/5/1999
Betty Binns Fletcher Ninth Circuit Senior 1923 Carter 7/12/1979 9/26/1979
William A. Fletcher Ninth Circuit Active 1945 Clinton 1/7/1997 10/8/1998
Alfred T. Goodwin Ninth Circuit Senior 1923 Nixon 11/3/1971 11/30/1971
Ronald M. Gould Ninth Circuit Active 1946 Clinton 1/26/1999 11/17/1999
Susan P. Graber Ninth Circuit Active 1949 Clinton 7/30/1997 3/17/1998
Cynthia Holcomb Hall Ninth Circuit Senior 1929 Reagan 8/1/1984 10/3/1984
Michael Daly Hawkins Ninth Circuit Senior 1945 Clinton 7/13/1994 9/14/1994
Procter Hug, Jr. Ninth Circuit Senior 1931 Carter 8/29/1977 9/15/1977
Andrew D. Hurwitz Ninth Circuit Nominated 1947 Obama 11/2/2011
Sandra S. Ikuta Ninth Circuit Active 1954 G.W. Bush 2/8/2006 6/19/2006
Andrew J. Kleinfeld Ninth Circuit Senior 1945 G. Bush 5/23/1991 9/12/1991
Alex Kozinski Ninth Circuit Active 1950 Reagan 6/5/1985 11/7/1985
Edward Leavy Ninth Circuit Senior 1929 Reagan 2/2/1987 3/20/1987
M. Margaret McKeown Ninth Circuit Active 1951 Clinton 1/7/1997 3/27/1998
Mary H. Murguia Ninth Circuit Active 1960 Obama 3/25/2010 12/22/2010
Thomas G. Nelson Ninth Circuit Senior 1936 G. Bush 7/18/1990 10/12/1990
Dorothy W. Nelson Ninth Circuit Senior 1928 Carter 9/28/1979 12/19/1979
Jacqueline H. Nguyen Ninth Circuit Nominated 1965 Obama 9/22/2011
John T. Noonan, Jr. Ninth Circuit Senior 1926 Reagan 10/16/1985 12/16/1985
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain Ninth Circuit Active 1937 Reagan 8/11/1986 9/25/1986
Richard A. Paez Ninth Circuit Active 1947 Clinton 1/26/1999 3/9/2000
Harry Pregerson Ninth Circuit Active 1923 Carter 8/28/1979 10/31/1979
Johnnie B. Rawlinson Ninth Circuit Active 1952 Clinton 2/22/2000 7/21/2000
Stephen R. Reinhardt Ninth Circuit Active 1931 Carter 11/30/1979 9/11/1980
Pamela Ann Rymer Ninth Circuit Active 1941 G. Bush 2/28/1989 5/18/1989
Mary M. Schroeder Ninth Circuit Active 1940 Carter 5/3/1979 9/25/1979
Barry G. Silverman Ninth Circuit Active 1951 Clinton 11/8/1997 1/28/1998
Otto R. Skopil, Jr. Ninth Circuit Senior 1919 Carter 6/14/1979 9/25/1979
N. Randy Smith Ninth Circuit Active 1949 G.W. Bush 1/16/2007 2/15/2007
Milan D. Smith, Jr. Ninth Circuit Active 1942 G.W. Bush 2/14/2006 5/16/2006
Richard C. Tallman Ninth Circuit Active 1953 Clinton 10/20/1999 5/24/2000
A. Wallace Tashima Ninth Circuit Senior 1934 Clinton 4/6/1995 1/2/1996
Sidney R. Thomas Ninth Circuit Active 1953 Clinton 7/19/1995 1/2/1996
David R. Thompson Ninth Circuit Senior 1930 Reagan 10/7/1985 12/16/1985
Stephen S. Trott Ninth Circuit Senior 1939 Reagan 8/7/1987 3/24/1988
J. Clifford Wallace Ninth Circuit Senior 1928 Nixon 5/22/1972 6/28/1972
Kim McLane Wardlaw Ninth Circuit Active 1954 Clinton 1/27/1998 7/31/1998
Paul J. Watford Ninth Circuit Nominated 1967 Obama 10/17/2011
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