Bios of Judges on Calif. Recall Case

Brief biographies of the 11 judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who will hear arguments in the case that postponed the California gubernatorial recall election.

Appointed by Democrats:

NAME: Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder.
AGE: 62
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Carter, 1979. EDUCATION: B.A. Swarthmore College '62; J.D. University of Chicago Law School '65.
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NAME: Ronald M. Gould.
AGE: 56
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 1999.
EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business; J.D. University of Michigan '73.
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NAME: Susan P. Graber.
AGE: 54
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 1998.
EDUCATION: B.A. Wellesley College '69; J.D. Yale Law School '72.
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NAME: M. Margaret McKeown.
AGE: 52
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 1998.
EDUCATION: B.A. University of Wyoming '72; J.D. Georgetown University '75.
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NAME: Johnnie B. Rawlinson.
AGE: 50
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 2000.
EDUCATION: B.S. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University '74; J.D. University of the Pacific '79.
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NAME: Barry G. Silverman.
AGE: 51
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 1998.
EDUCATION: B.A. Arizona State University '73; J.D. Arizona State '76.
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NAME: Richard C. Tallman.
AGE: 50
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 2000.
EDUCATION: B.S.C. University of Santa Clara '75; J.D. Northwestern University '78.
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NAME: A. Wallace Tashima.
AGE: 69
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Clinton, 1996.
EDUCATION: A.A. Los Angeles City College '53; B.A. University of California, Los Angeles '58; L.L.B. Harvard University '61.


Appointed by Republicans:

NAME: Andrew J. Kleinfeld.
AGE: Born in 1945
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President George H.W. Bush, 1991.
EDUCATION: B.A. Wesleyan University; J.D. Harvard University.
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NAME: Alex Kozinski.
AGE: 53
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Reagan, 1985.
EDUCATION: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles '72; J.D. UCLA '75.
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NAME: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain.
AGE: 66
9TH CIRCUIT APPOINTMENT: President Reagan, 1986.
EDUCATION: B.A. St. John's University (N.Y.) '57; J.D. Harvard University '63; LL.M. University of Virginia '92.
Sources: U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; The Complete Marquis Who's Who, 2003.

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