Kim McLane Wardlaw
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Education
A native of San Francisco, Wardlaw graduated from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) with her Bachelor's Degree in 1976 and her juris doctorate degree in 1979.
Legal career
Wardlaw began her legal career as a law clerk for federal judge William P. Gray in the Central District of California from 1979 to 1980 before spending fifteen years as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of California from 1980 to 1995. Wardlaw was also a member of the Clinton Transition Team as a member of Justice Team I assisting the Department of Justice from 1992 to 1993 and also served as a member of the Mayoral Transition Committee for then Los Angeles Mayor-elect Richard Riordan in 1993.
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
In 1998, when a vacancy occured on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals due to the senior status annoucement of Clifford Wallace, Wardlaw was nominated by President Bill Clinton upon the recommendations of Senators Feinstien and Boxer on January 27, 1998. Wardlaw was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1998 on a majority voice vote and received commission on August 3, 1998[1]. .
Central District of California
Wadlaw started out as an Article III federal judge for the Central District of California. Wardlaw was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 10, 1995 on the unaimous recommendation of Senators Dianne Feinstien and Barbara Boxer to a judgeship created by the retirement of David Kenyon. Wardlaw was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 1995 on a Senate vote and received commission on December 26, 1995[2]. Wardlaw left the California Central District Federal Court on August 3, 1998 due to her appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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References
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Kim McLane Wardlaw April 28, 2009Search Kim McLane Wardlaw
- ↑ "THOMAS" Judge Wardlaw's Nomination, April 28, 2009Search for Kim McLane Wardlaw
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