Trott, Stephen S. Born 1939 in Glen Ridge, NJ Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 7, 1987, to a seat vacated by Joseph Tyree Sneed, III. Confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 1988, and received commission on March 25, 1988. Assumed senior status on December 31, 2004. Education: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1962 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1965 Professional Career: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, 1966-1981 Chief, 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, 1986-1988 Oral History