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Gould, Ronald Murray
Born 1946 in St. Louis, MO
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 26, 1999, to a seat vacated by Robert R. Beezer. Confirmed by the Senate on November 17, 1999, and received commission on November 22, 1999.
Education:
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1968
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 26, 1999, to a seat vacated by Robert R. Beezer. Confirmed by the Senate on November 17, 1999, and received commission on November 22, 1999.
Education:
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1968
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Wade H. McCree, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1973-1974
Law clerk, Hon. Potter Stewart, Supreme Court of the United States, 1974-1975
Adjunct professor, University of Washington Law School, 1986-1989
Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1975-1999
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 8, 1997; no Senate vote