Watford, Paul Jeffrey Born 1967 in Garden Grove, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by Barack Obama on October 17, 2011, to a seat vacated by Pamela Ann Rymer. Confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2012, and received commission on May 22, 2012. Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1989 University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1994 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995 Law clerk, Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1995-1996 Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1996-1997, 2000-2012 Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1997-2000 Lecturer-in-law, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2007-2009