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Obama Nominates Paul J. Watford to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)

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Paul J. Watford, Appellate litigation partner, law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
44 Year Old

Clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court, 1995-1996

Clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995

According to a LA times article yesterday many are saying he is a "moderate." The 9th Circuit is in bad shape from case backlogs, 4 vacancies, and politicization of the nomination process (resulting in slow or blocked confirmations of qualified nominees).

Current composition of the 9th Circuit:
16 Democratic
9 Republican
4 Vacant

The normal thanks to my research partner Tx4obama.

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