Fisher, Raymond C. Born 1939 in Oakland, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 15, 1999, to a seat vacated by David R. Thompson. Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 1999, and received commission on October 12, 1999. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1961 Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1966 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1966-1967 Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1967-1968 Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1968-1997 Special Assistant to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California, 1975 Member, Los Angeles City Civil Service Commission, California, 1984-1989 Deputy general counsel, Independent Commission on the L.A.P.D. (Christopher Commission), 1990 President, Los Angeles Police Commission, California, 1995-1997 Associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-1999