Douglas H. Ginsburg | |
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 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 by | Harry T. Edwards |
| Succeeded by | David 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 by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | J. Skelly Wright |
| Succeeded by | Cornelia Pillard |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| Preceded by | J. Paul McGrath |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rule |
| Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs | |
| In office 1984–1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Christopher DeMuth |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Lee Gramm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1946 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]
- ^ "Ginsburg admits marijuana use". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. November 6, 1987. p. 1.
- ^ "Ginsburg withdraws as court nominee". Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. wire service reports. November 8, 1987. p. 1A.
- ^ "Drug furor forces Ginsburg's withdrawal". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 8, 1987. p. A1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SSRN Author Page for Ginsburg, Douglas H". Papers.ssrn.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.