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Pamela Ann Rymer

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Pamela Ann Rymer served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed May 18, 1989.

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
May 18, 1989
Born
1941

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaRonald Reagan · Feb 23, 1983 – May 24, 1989
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitGeorge H.W. Bush · May 18, 1989 – Sep 21, 2011

Education

  • Vassar CollegeA.B., 1961
  • Stanford Law SchoolLL.B., 1964

Career

Director, Political Research and Analysis, Goldwater for President Committee, 1964; Vice president, Rus Walton and Associates, Los Altos, California, 1965-1966; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1966-1983; Member and chairman, California Post-Secondary Education Commission, 1974-1984

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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