Andrew Kleinfeld | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office June 12, 2010 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office September 16, 1991 – June 12, 2010 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alfred Goodwin |
Succeeded by | Morgan Christen |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office May 15, 1986 – October 7, 1991 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
Succeeded by | John W. Sedwick |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office 1971–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Jay Kleinfeld June 12, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Spouse | Judith Smilg |
Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Andrew Jay Kleinfeld (born June 12, 1945) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2010. He served as an active judge on the Ninth Circuit from 1991 to 2010. Kleinfeld was previously a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska from 1986 to 1991.