Douglas H. Ginsburg

Douglas H. Ginsburg
Official portrait, 2005
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Assumed office
October 14, 2011
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
July 16, 2001 – February 11, 2008
Preceded byHarry T. Edwards
Succeeded byDavid B. Sentelle
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
October 14, 1986 – October 14, 2011
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJ. Skelly Wright
Succeeded byCornelia Pillard
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
In office
1985–1986
Preceded byJ. Paul McGrath
Succeeded byCharles Rule
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
In office
1984–1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byChristopher DeMuth
Succeeded byWendy Lee Gramm
Personal details
Born (1946-05-25) May 25, 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education

Douglas Howard Ginsburg (born May 25, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a professor of law at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University.

Ginsburg was appointed to the D.C. Circuit in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, and he served as its chief judge from 2001 to 2008. In 1987, Reagan announced his intention to nominate Ginsburg as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Ginsburg withdrew his name from consideration in the wake of news reports that he had smoked marijuana in the past,[1][2][3][4] and Reagan instead nominated Anthony Kennedy.

Ginsburg took senior status in October 2011, and joined the faculty of New York University School of Law in January 2012.[5] In 2013, he left NYU and began teaching at George Mason University. He is the author of scholarly works on U.S. antitrust law and constitutional law.[6]

  1. ^ "Ginsburg admits marijuana use". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. November 6, 1987. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Ginsburg withdraws as court nominee". Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. wire service reports. November 8, 1987. p. 1A.
  3. ^ "Drug furor forces Ginsburg's withdrawal". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 8, 1987. p. A1.
  4. ^ McMillion, Barry J. (January 28, 2022). "Supreme Court Appointment Process: President's Selection of a Nominee" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "D.C. Circuit Judge Ginsburg to Join NYU Law Faculty – The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times". Legaltimes.typepad.com. September 2, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "SSRN Author Page for Ginsburg, Douglas H". Papers.ssrn.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.