Andrew Kleinfeld

Andrew Kleinfeld
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 byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byAlfred Goodwin
Succeeded byMorgan Christen
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office
May 15, 1986 – October 7, 1991
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded byJohn 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

(1945-06-12) June 12, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, New York, U.S.
SpouseJudith Smilg
EducationWesleyan 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.