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Stephen S. Trott

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since December 31, 2004.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
August 7, 1987
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
November 13, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably), December 3, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
March 24, 1988
Commissioned
March 25, 1988
Senior status
Since December 31, 2004
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1939, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1966-1981; chief deputy district attorney, 1975-1979
  • U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 1981-1983
  • Assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1986
  • Associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1988

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