Morgan Christen | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office January 11, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Andrew Kleinfeld |
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
In office April 5, 2009 – January 11, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Sarah Palin |
Preceded by | Warren Matthews |
Succeeded by | Peter J. Maassen |
Personal details | |
Born | Morgan Brenda Christen or Brenda June Christen[1] December 5, 1961 Chehalis, Washington, U.S. |
Spouse | James Torgerson[2] |
Children | Erin Christen[2] |
Education | University of Washington (BA) Golden Gate University (JD) |
Morgan Brenda Christen (born December 5, 1961) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012 and on the Alaska Superior Court from 2002 to 2009.[3]