Mitch and Eric need to pay attention to seniority. Their judges accrue seniority by date of hire.Phoenix said:Mitch and Eric are scoring big points in the APA C&R. BIG points. If I buy a tie, will it encourage them to post more?
The Judges of this Court in Order of Seniority
Updated February 2015
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Name
Initials
Status
Chambers Appt. Date
Appointed By
1. Sidney R. Thomas SRT Chief Judge Billings 01/04/96 Clinton
2. Alfred T. Goodwin ATG Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 11/30/71 Nixon
3. J. Clifford Wallace JCW Senior Circuit Judge San Diego 06/28/72 Nixon
4. Procter Hug, Jr. PRH Senior Circuit Judge Reno 09/15/77 Carter
5. Mary M. Schroeder MMS Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 09/26/79 Carter
6. Jerome Farris JF Senior Circuit Judge Seattle 09/27/79 Carter
7. Harry Pregerson HP Circuit Judge Woodland Hills 11/02/79 Carter
8. Dorothy W. Nelson DWN Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 12/20/79 Carter
9. William C. Canby, Jr. WCC Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 05/23/80 Carter
10. Stephen Reinhardt SR Circuit Judge Los Angeles 09/11/80 Carter
Name
Initials
Status
Chambers Appt. Date
Appointed By
11. Alex Kozinski AK Circuit Judge Pasadena 11/07/85 Reagan
12. John T. Noonan, Jr. JTN Senior Circuit Judge San Francisco 12/17/85 Reagan
13. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain DFO Circuit Judge Portland 09/26/86 Reagan
14. Edward Leavy EL Senior Circuit Judge Portland 03/23/87 Reagan
15. Stephen S. Trott SST Senior Circuit Judge Boise 03/25/88 Reagan
16. Ferdinand F. Fernandez FFF Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/22/89 Bush
17. Andrew J. Kleinfeld AJK Senior Circuit Judge Fairbanks 09/16/91 Bush
18. Michael Daly Hawkins MDH Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 09/15/94 Clinton
19. A. Wallace Tashima AWT Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 01/04/96 Clinton
20. Barry G. Silverman BGS Circuit Judge Phoenix 02/04/98 Clinton
21. Susan P. Graber SPG Circuit Judge Portland 03/19/98 Clinton
Name
Initials
Status
Chambers Appt. Date
Appointed By
22. M. Margaret McKeown MMM Circuit Judge San Diego 04/08/98 Clinton
23. Kim McLane Wardlaw KMW Circuit Judge Pasadena 08/03/98 Clinton
24. William A. Fletcher WAF Circuit Judge San Francisco 10/09/98 Clinton
25. Raymond C. Fisher RCF Senior Circuit Judge Pasadena 10/12/99 Clinton
26. Ronald M. Gould RMG Circuit Judge Seattle 11/22/99 Clinton
27. Richard A. Paez RAP Circuit Judge Pasadena 03/14/00 Clinton
28. Marsha S. Berzon MSB Circuit Judge San Francisco 03/16/00 Clinton
29. Richard C. Tallman RCT Circuit Judge Seattle 05/25/00 Clinton
30. Johnnie B. Rawlinson JBR Circuit Judge Las Vegas 07/26/00 Clinton
31. Richard R. Clifton RRC Circuit Judge Honolulu 07/30/02 Bush
32. Jay S. Bybee JSB Circuit Judge Las Vegas 03/21/03 Bush
33. Consuelo M. Callahan CMC Circuit Judge Sacramento 05/28/03 Bush
34. Carlos T. Bea CTB Circuit Judge San Francisco 10/01/03 Bush
35. Milan D. Smith, Jr. MDS Circuit Judge El Segundo 05/18/06 Bush
36. Sandra S. Ikuta SSI Circuit Judge Pasadena 06/23/06 Bush
37. N. Randy Smith NRS Circuit Judge Pocatello 03/19/07 Bush
38. Mary H. Murguia MHM Circuit Judge Phoenix 01/04/11 Obama
39. Morgan Christen MBC Circuit Judge Anchorage 01/11/12 Obama
40. Jacqueline H. Nguyen JHN Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/14/12 Obama
41. Paul J. Watford PJW Circuit Judge Pasadena 05/22/12 Obama
42. Andrew D. Hurwitz ADH Circuit Judge Phoenix 06/27/12 Obama
43. John B. Owens JBO Circuit Judge San Diego 04/02/14 Obama
44. Michelle T. Friedland MTF Circuit Judge San Francisco 04/29/14 Obama