Sidney R. Thomas | |
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.jpg) Thomas in 2010 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Assumed office May 4, 2023 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Kozinski |
| Succeeded by | Mary H. Murguia |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office January 4, 1996 – May 4, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Wright Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Johnstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sidney Runyan Thomas August 14, 1953 Bozeman, Montana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Montana State University (BA) University of Montana (JD) |
Sidney Runyan Thomas (born August 14, 1953) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1996. He served as the Ninth Circuit's chief judge from 2014 to 2021. His chambers are located in Billings, Montana.