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Kim McLane Wardlaw
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- January 27, 1998
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 18, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 16, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- July 31, 1998
- Commissioned
- August 3, 1998
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1954, 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 August 3, 1998: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. William P. Gray, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1979-1980
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1980-1995
- Member, Justice Team I, Clinton-Gore Presidential Transition Team, 1992-1993
- Member, Mayoral Transition Committee, Mayor-Elect Richard Riordan, Los Angeles, California, 1993
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