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Richard A. Paez
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since December 13, 2021.
Confirmed 59 to 39Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- January 26, 1999
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- Not published yet
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 29, 1999
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 59 to 39
- Confirmed
- March 9, 2000
- Commissioned
- March 14, 2000
- Senior status
- Since December 13, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by William J. Clinton; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended March 17, 2000: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Staff attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1972-1974
- Staff attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1974-1976
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, California, 1976-1981; senior counsel, 1976-1978; director of litigation, 1978-1979; deputy director of litigation, 1979-1980; acting executive director and director of litigation, 1980-1981
- Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1981-1994
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