Judicial service
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge
1988 – 2018 · 30 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge
1975 – 1988 · 13 yrsAppointed by Gerald Ford
Career
Professor of constitutional law
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
1965 – 1987 · 22 yrs
Private practice
1963 – 1975 · 12 yrs
Private practice
1961 – 1963 · 2 yrs
California Army National Guard private first class
1961 – present · 65 yrs
Education
B.A., Stanford UniversityJ.D., Harvard University