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Morgan Christen
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011–2012
Morgan Christen , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 95–3 on the nomination on Dec 15, 2011 (Nomination Confirmed). Morgan Brenda Christen (born December 5, 1961) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012 and on the Alaska Superior Court from 2002 to 2009.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed95–3 · Dec 15, 2011
Education
- University of WashingtonB.A., 1983
- Golden Gate University School of LawJ.D., 1986
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Brian Shortell, Alaska Superior Court, 1986-1987; Private practice, Anchorage, Alaska, 1987-2002; Judge, Alaska Superior Court, 2002-2009; presiding judge, 2005-2009; Justice, Alaska Supreme Court, 2009-2011
Biography
Morgan Brenda Christen (born December 5, 1961) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012 and on the Alaska Superior Court from 2002 to 2009.
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