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Graber, Susan
Born 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 30, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward Leavy. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1998, and received commission on March 19, 1998. Assumed senior status on December 15, 2021.
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., 1969
Yale Law School, J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 30, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward Leavy. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1998, and received commission on March 19, 1998. Assumed senior status on December 15, 2021.
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., 1969
Yale Law School, J.D., 1972
Professional Career:
Assistant attorney general, Legal Division, New Mexico Bureau of Revenue, 1972-1974
Private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1974-1975
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1975-1978
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1978-1988
Presiding judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, Department 3, 1988-1990
Associate justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1990-1998