Ginsburg, Douglas Howard Born 1946 in Chicago, IL Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 23, 1986, to a seat vacated by J. Skelly Wright; Confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1986, and received commission on October 14, 1986. Served as chief judge, 2001-2008. Education: Cornell University, B.S., 1970 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1973 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Carl McGowan, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-1974 Law clerk, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States, 1974-1975 Professor of law, Harvard University, 1975-1983 Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC, 1983-1984 Administrator for information and regulatory affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1984-1985 Assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, Washington DC, 1985-1986 Visiting professor of law, Columbia University, 1987-1988 Lecturer on law, Harvard University, 1988-1989 Distinguished adjunct professor of law, George Mason University, 1988–present Visiting senior lecturer, University of Chicago, 1990–present Lecturer in law, Columbia University, 2009-2010 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male