U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Special Sitting at the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law Honolulu, Hawaii October 14, 2009

Senior Circuit Judge Circuit Judge Circuit Judge Robert R. Beezer Susan P. Graber Raymond C. Fisher Seattle Portland Pasadena

(over) Hon. Susan P. Graber Age: 60 Born Oklahoma City, OK

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, New Mexico Bureau of Revenue, Legal Division, 1972-1974; Private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1974-1975; Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1975-1978; Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1978-1988; Associate, 1978-1981; Partner, 1981-1988; Presiding judge of Department 3, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1988-1990; Associate justice, Oregon Supreme Court, 1990-1998.

Hon. Robert R. Beezer Age: 81 Born in Seattle, WA

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Nominated by Ronald Reagan on March 2, 1984, to a seat vacated by Eugene Allen Wright; Confirmed by the Senate on March 27, 1984, and received commission on March 28, 1984. Assumed senior status on July 31, 1996.

Education: University of Virginia, B.A., 1951; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1956.

Professional Career: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant, 1951-1953; Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1956-1984; Judge pro tem, Seattle Municipal Court, 1962-1976.

Hon. Raymond C. Fisher Age: 70 Born in Oakland, CA

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 15, 1999, to a seat vacated by David R. Thompson; Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 1999, and received commission on October 12, 1999.

Education: University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1961; Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1966.

Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1966-1967; Law clerk, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1967-1968; Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1968-1997; Special Assistant to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., CA, 1975; Member, Los Angeles City Civil Service Commission, CA, 1984-1989; Deputy general counsel, Independent Commission on the L.A.P.D. (Christopher Commission), 1990; President, Los Angeles Police Commission, CA, 1995-1997; Associate attorney general, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1997-1999.