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OPPOSITION to EFFORTS to SPLIT the NINTH CIRCUIT (November 6, 2006) SUMMARY OF OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS TO SPLIT THE NINTH CIRCUIT (November 6, 2006) Opponents of proposals to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals include the vast majority of judges from the Ninth Circuit, elected officials, bar associations, law professors, prominent practitioners, editorial boards, and civil rights, women's rights, disability rights, labor, health, religious, conservation and other national, state and local groups. For links to the letters, testimony and more from the opposition cited below, go to: http://www.judgingtheenvironment.org/issues/page.jsp?itemID=27579314 Click to Jump To: Judges // Elected Officials // Public Interest Groups //Tribes // Bar Associations // Law Professors // Prominent Practitioners // Editorial Boards // Commentary // Opponents of Immediate Action // ______________________________________ A. JUDGES: Click to Jump to: Judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Joint or Individual Letters Judges on the U.S. District Courts: Joint or Individual Letters Judges on U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in the Ninth Circuit i. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges: Includes all but three active judges who have taken a position. 1. Joint Opposition: • 33 Ninth Circuit Court Judges, For Federalism and Separation of Powers, A Court United: A Statement of A Number of Ninth Circuit Judges, Engage, vol. 7, Issue 1, (March 2006) (signatures ordered as in the article): Mary M. Schroeder Procter Hug, Jr. Chief Judge Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Carter 09/26/79 Appointed by Pres. Carter 09/15/77 James R. Browning Otto R. Skopil Senior Judge Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Kennedy 09/18/61 Appointed by Pres. Carter 01/01/86 Alfred T. Goodwin Betty B. Fletcher Senior Judge Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Nixon 11/30/71 Appointed by Pres. Carter 09/26/79 J. Clifford Wallace Jerome Farris Senior Judge Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Nixon 07/14/72 Appointed by Pres. Carter 09/27/79 Harry Pregerson Appointed by Pres. Carter 11/02/79 Opposition to Efforts to Split the Ninth Circuit Page 2 Warren J. Ferguson Sidney R. Thomas Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 01/04/96 Appointed by Pres. Carter 11/27/79 Barry G. Silverman Dorothy W. Nelson Appointed by Pres. Clinton 02/04/98 Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Carter 12/20/79 Susan P. Graber Appointed by Pres. Clinton 03/19/98 William C. Canby, Jr. Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown Appointed by Pres. Carter 05/23/80 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 04/08/98 Robert Boochever Kim M. Wardlaw Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 08/03/98 Appointed by Pres. Carter 06/18/80 William A. Fletcher Stephen Reinhardt, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 10/09/98 Appointed by Pres. Carter 09/11/80 Raymond C. Fisher Melvin Brunetti Appointed by Pres. Clinton 10/12/99 Appointed by Pres. Reagan 04/04/85 Richard A. Paez Alex Kozinski Appointed by Pres. Clinton 03/14/00 Appointed by Pres. Reagan 11/07/85 Marsha S. Berzon John T. Noonan, Jr. Appointed by Pres. Clinton 03/16/00 Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Reagan 12/17/85 Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 07/26/00 David R. Thompson Senior Judge Richard R. Clifton Appointed by Pres. Reagan12/17/85 Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 07/30/02 Michael D. Hawkins Consuelo M. Callahan Appointed by Pres. Clinton 09/15/94 Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 05/28/03 A. Wallace Tashima Carlos T. Bea Appointed by Pres. Clinton 06/30/04 Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 10/01/03 • Circuit Judges Bea, Rawlinson, Clifton and Callahan: By letter (Oct. 21, 2005); (Sept. 14, 2006). 2. Individual Opposition: • Chief Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder (October 26, 2005) (May 5, 2004) (Apr. 19, 2004) (Apr. 7, 2004) (Oct. 28, 2003)(September 20, 2006) • Alex Kozinski (Oct. 26, 2005) (Oct. 21, 2003) • Sidney R. Thomas (Oct. 26, 2005) (May 1, 2004) (Oct. 28, 2003) (Sept. 20, 2006) • Judge Emeritus Marilyn Huff (Oct. 26, 2005) • Senior Judge Clifford Wallace, (Apr. 7, 2004) • Judge Stephen Reinhardt (2004) • Charles E. Wiggins, (Sept. 17, 1999) (deceased) Opposition to Efforts to Split the Ninth Circuit Page 3 ii. United States District Court Judges (within the Ninth Circuit): 1. Joint Opposition: • 65 U.S. District Court Judges: Letter to Sens. Specter and Leahy (Sept. 19, 2006) (As ordered in the letter): Ann L. Aiken, David O. Carter District of Oregon Central District of California Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/7/97 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 6/25/98 Rudi Brewster Audrey B. Collins, Senior Judge Central District of California Southern District of California Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/27/94 Appointed by Pres. Reagan 5/24/84 Raner C. Collins Franklin D. Burgess District of Arizona Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 5/11/98 Western District of Washington Appointed by Pres. Clinton 11/19/93 Florence M. Cooper, Central District of California Susan Bolton, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 7/14/99 District of Arizona Appointed by Pres. Clinton 7/21/00 Carolyn R. Dimmick, Senior Judge Anna J. Brown, Western District of Washington District of Oregon Appointed by Pres. Reagan 3/7/857 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 4/22/99 David Ezra, Earl H. Carroll, District of Hawaii Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Reagan 11/18/87 District of Arizona Appointed by Pres. Carter 06/02/80 Dale S. Fisher, Sam Conti, Central District of California Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 5/1/03 Northern District of California Appointed by Pres. Nixon 10/7/70 Helen Gilmor, Chief Judge John C. Coughenour, District of Hawaii; Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 8/25/94 Western District of California Appointed by Pres. Reagan 8/11/81 Chief Judge Irma E. Gonzalez, Southern District of California Cormac Carney, Appointed by Pres. G. Bush 4/9/92 Central District of California Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 1/7/03 Andrew Guilford, Central District of California Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 1/25/06 Opposition to Efforts to Split the Ninth Circuit Page 4 Terry J. Hatter, Robert S. Lasnik, Senior Judge Chief Judge Central District of California Western District of Washington; Appointed by Pres. Carter 9/28/79 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 5/11/98 Thelton E. Henderson, Stephen G. Larson, Senior Judge Central District of California Northern District of California Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 12/15/05 Appointed by Pres. Carter 5/9/80 Ronald Lew, Russell Holland, Central District of California Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Reagan 2/2/87 District of Alaska Appointed by Pres. Reagan 3/6/84 M. James Lorenz, Southern District of California Marilyn L. Huff, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 3/8/99 Southern District of California Appointed by Pres. G. Bush 5/14/91 Donald W. Molloy, Chief Judge Susan Illston, District of Montana Northern District of California Appointed by Pres. Clinton 12/21/95 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/23/95 Consuelo B. Marshall, Martin Jenkins, Central District of California Northern District of California Appointed by Pres. Carter 6/20/80 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 7/24/97 Ricardo S. Martinez, Alan C. Kay, Western District of Washington Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 10/14/03 District of Hawaii Appointed by Pres. Reagan 7/3/86 A. Howard Matz, Central District of California Lawrence Karlton, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 10/20/97 Senior Judge Eastern District of California Susan Oki Mollway, Appointed by Pres. Carter 6/5/79 District of Hawaii Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/7/97 Robert Kelleher, Senior Judge Margaret Morrow, Central District of California Central District of California Appointed by Pres. Nixon 12/15/70 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/7/97 William Keller, Barry T. Moskowitz, Senior Judge Southern District of California Central District of California Appointed by Pres. Clinton 6/30/95 Appointed by Pres. Reagan 9/11/84 May H. Murguia, Samuel P. King, District of Arizona Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 7/21/00 District of Hawaii Appointed by Pres. Nixon 5/22/72 Opposition to Efforts to Split the Ninth Circuit Page 5 James S. Otero, John W. Sedwick, Central District of California Chief Judge Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 1/7/03 District of Alaska Appointed by Pres. G. Bush 7/2/92 Marilyn H. Patel, Northern District of California Alicemarie H. Stotler, Appointed by Pres. Carter 5/9/80 Chief Judge Central District of California Marsha J. Pechman, Appointed by Pres. Reagan 4/4/84 Western District of Washington Appointed by Pres. Clinton 3/27/99 William W. Schwarzer, Senior Judge Mariana Pfaelzer, Northern District of California Central District of California Appointed by Pres. Ford 6/2/76 Appointed by Pres. Carter 8/8/78 George Schiavelli, Virginia Phillips, Central District of California Central District of California Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 6/20/04 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/26/99 James Selna, Dean D. Pregerson, Central District of California Central District of California Appointed by Pres. G.W. Bush 1/23/03 Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/26/96 Edward F. Shea, Justin L. Quackenbush, Eastern District of Alaska Senior Judge Appointed by Pres. Clinton 9/4/97 Eastern District of Washington Appointed by Pres. Carter 5/9/80 Christina A. Snyder, Central District of California Edward Rafeedie, Appointed by Pres. Clinton 1/7/97 Senior Judge Central District of California Robert M. Takasugi, Appointed by Pres. Reagan 8/24/82 Senior Judge Central District of California Manuel L. Real, Appointed by Pres. Ford 4/14/76 Senior Judge Central District of Washington Robert J. Timlin, Appointed by Pres. Johnson 9/26/66 Senior Judge Central District of California John Rhoades, Appointed by Pres.
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