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Richard R. Clifton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since December 31, 2016.
Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 9, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 16, 2002
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 98 to 0
- Confirmed
- July 18, 2002
- Commissioned
- July 30, 2002
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2016
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1950, 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
- Law clerk, Hon. Herbert Y.C. Choy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1975-1976
- Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1977-2002
- Adjunct professor, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1978-1980, 1983-1989
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