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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge
2000 – present · 26 yrsAppointed by William Jefferson Clinton
Private practice
1983 – 2000 · 17 yrs
Assistant U.S. attorney
Western District of Washington
1980 – 1983 · 3 yrs
Trial attorney
Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
1979 – 1980 · 1 yr
Law clerk, Hon. Morell E. Sharp
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
1978 – 1979 · 1 yr
Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Born 1953 · Oakland, CA
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