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Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain ( DEER-mid oh-SKAN-lən; born in 1937) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His chambers are located in Portland, Oregon.

Education

  • St. John's UniversityB.A., 1957
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1963
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1992

Career

U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps (retired as major), 1955-1978; Tax attorney, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and New York City, 1963-1965; Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1965-1969, 1975-1986; Deputy attorney general, State of Oregon, 1969-1971; Public utility commissioner, State of Oregon, 1971-1973; Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 1973-1974; Consultant, Office of the President-Elect of the United States, 1980-1981; Team leader, President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (Grace Commission), 1982-1983; Chairman, Advisory Panel to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, 1983-1985

Biography

Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain ( DEER-mid oh-SKAN-lən; born in 1937) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His chambers are located in Portland, Oregon.

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