Stephen Roy Reinhardt at a glance
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- Former U.S. Circuit Judge
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Stephen Roy Reinhardt
Former U.S. Circuit Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Former · September 11, 1980–Former · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1980-present
- Stephen Roy Reinhardt (1931–2018) was a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, serving from 1980 until his death in 2018
- Law clerk, Hon. Luther W. Youngdahl, U.S. District Court, DC, 1956-1957
- Reinhardt held the role of a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force (1954–1956) and clerked for U.S. District Judge Luther W. Youngdahl in the D.C. District Court (1956–1957)
Education
- Yale University — LL.B. (1954)
- Yale Law School in — LL.B. (1954)
- He graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. in government in 1951
- University High School
Additional information
- The U.S. Senate confirmed him by voice vote on September 11, 1980, and he received his commission that same day.
- He also held public service roles, including on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as chair of the Los Angeles Police Commission (1978–1980).
- Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, 1957-1980
- On November 30, 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Reinhardt to a new seat on the Ninth Circuit, authorized by 92 Stat.
- Born Stephen Roy Shapiro on March 27, 1931 in New York City, Reinhardt changed his name after his mother remarried film director Gottfried Reinhardt.
- Date of birth: 1931-01-01
- The last active federal appeals judge appointed by President Carter.
- He then practiced law in Los Angeles, first at O’Melveny & Myers and later in a small firm specializing in labor law.
- Birth place: New York, NY
Sources
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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit current judicial profile
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