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# Stephen Roy Reinhardt

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, 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

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2694/stephen-roy-reinhardt/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2694/stephen-roy-reinhardt/)
- [Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2694/stephen-roy-reinhardt/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2694/stephen-roy-reinhardt/)
- [Reinhardt, Stephen Roy | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/reinhardt-stephen-roy)
- [Wikidata: Stephen Reinhardt](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7610345)

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