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Silverman, Barry G.
Born 1951 in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on November 8, 1997, to a seat vacated by William Cameron Canby, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on January 28, 1998, and received commission on February 4, 1998. Assumed senior status on October 11, 2016.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1995-1998
Education:
Arizona State University, B.A., 1973
Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on November 8, 1997, to a seat vacated by William Cameron Canby, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on January 28, 1998, and received commission on February 4, 1998. Assumed senior status on October 11, 2016.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 1995-1998
Education:
Arizona State University, B.A., 1973
Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law), J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Assistant city prosecutor, Phoenix, Arizona, 1976-1977
Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1977-1979
Commissioner, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1979-1984
Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1984-1995