Richard Paez's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Post Office Box 193939
San Francisco, CA 94119-3939
Full Name:
Richard A. Paez
Birth Date:
1947
Birth Place:
Salt Lake City, UT
JD, University of California-Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1972
BA, Brigham Young University, 1969
No political experience information on file.
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Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2000-present
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, March 9, 2000
Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, 1994-2000
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, January 26, 1999
Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1981-1994
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, March 9, 1994
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, June 15, 1994
Acting Executive Director/Director of Litigation, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1980-1981
Deputy Director for Litigation, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1979-1980
Director of Litigation, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1978-1979
Senior Counsel, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1976-1978
Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1974-1976
Staff Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistant, 1972-1974
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