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Paul Jeffrey Watford
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Paul Jeffrey Watford served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 21, 2012 by a 61–34 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 21, 2012
- Senate vote
- 61–34
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1967
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitBarack Obama · May 21, 2012 – May 31, 2023
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., 1989
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1994
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995; Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1995-1996; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1996-1997, 2000-2012, 2023-; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1997-2000; Lecturer-in-law, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2007-2009
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