U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

William S. Richardson School of Law University of Hawai’i at Manoa Honolulu, Hawai’i

October 23, 2019

Circuit Judge Circuit Judge Circuit Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr. Susan P. Graber Paul J. Watford

El Segundo, California Portland, Oregon Pasadena, California

(over) Hon. Susan P. Graber Age 70 Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 30, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward Leavy. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1998, and received commission on March 19, 1998.

Education: Wellesley College, B.A., 1969; Yale Law School, J.D., 1972.

Professional Career: Assistant attorney general, Legal Division, New Mexico Bureau of Revenue, 1972-1974; Private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1974-1975; Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1975-1978; Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1978-1988; Presiding judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, Department 3, 1988-1990; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1990-1998.

Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr. Age 77 Born in Pendleton, Oregon

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by A. Wallace Tashima. Confirmed by the Senate on May 16, 2006, and received commission on May 18, 2006.

Education: Brigham Young University, B.A., 1966; University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1969.

Professional Career: Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1969-2006; President and general counsel, Los Angeles [California] Building Authority, 1983-2006; Vice chairman, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, 1987-1991.

Hon. Paul J. Watford Age 52 Born in Garden Grove, California

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Nominated by Barack Obama on October 17, 2011, to a seat vacated by Pamela Ann Rymer. Confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2012, and received commission on May 22, 2012.

Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1989; University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1994.

Professional 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; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1997-2000; Lecturer-in- law, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2007-2009.