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# Sandra Segal Ikuta

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006-present
- Joined O’Melveny & Myers LLP in 1990, becoming a partner in 1997, and led its Environmental Practice Group for 12 years
- Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-1990
- Law clerk, Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989
- Ikuta clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski (1988–89) and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1989–90)
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

### Education

- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

### Additional information

- Deputy secretary and general counsel, California Resources Agency, 2004-2006
- From 2004 to 2006, she held the role of General Counsel of the California Resources Agency under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Private practice, California, 1990-2004
- She attended the UCLA School of Law, graduating in 1988 with Order of the Coif honors.
- Born June 24, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, Ikuta obtained a B.A. in literature from the University of California, Berkeley (1976) after two years at Stanford, followed by an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University (1978).
- Date of birth: 1954-01-01
- focusing on environmental protection.
- She was married to Edward Ikuta and was a member of the Republican Party.
- She was also active in the Federalist Society.
- Birth place: Los Angeles, CA

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1587/sandra-segal-ikuta/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1587/sandra-segal-ikuta/)
- [Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1587/sandra-segal-ikuta/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1587/sandra-segal-ikuta/)
- [Ikuta, Sandra Segal | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/ikuta-sandra-segal)
- [Wikidata: Sandra Segal Ikuta](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7416760)

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