Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Jimmy CarterDemocratic
Seat
CA92001
Nominated
Aug. 28, 1979
Committee hearing
Oct. 3, 1979
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Oct. 30, 1979
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Oct. 31, 1979
Commissioned
Nov. 2, 1979
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Dec. 11, 2015
Service ended
Nov. 25, 2017Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Dec. 7, 1967 Nov. 6, 1979 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Nov. 2, 1979 Nov. 25, 2017 Death Jimmy Carter

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Dissent Favish v. Office of Independent Counsel Ninth Circuit June 6, 2002