Andrew Kleinfeld
| Andrew Kleinfeld | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office September 16, 1991 – June 12, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Christen |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
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In office May 15, 1986 – September 16, 1991 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | John Sedwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 12, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Smilg |
| Education |
Wesleyan University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Andrew Jay Kleinfeld (born June 12, 1945) is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska.
He is married to Professor Judith Kleinfeld.
Kleinfeld attended Wesleyan University (B.A. 1966) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1969). After law school, he clerked for two years for Justice Jay Rabinowitz of the Supreme Court of Alaska. He served as Fairbanks's part-time magistrate for a short time, but was generally in private practice in Fairbanks until his elevation to the bench.
After completing his clerkship, Kleinfeld served for three years as a part-time magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
He was nominated to a district judge seat by President Ronald Reagan on March 26, 1986, confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14, 1986, and received his commission on May 15, 1986.
On May 23, 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated Kleinfeld to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, vacated by Alfred T. Goodwin. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1991, and received his commission on September 16, 1991.
Kleinfeld is generally considered a conservative judge, in contrast with the more liberal circuit he sits on. But his background in private practice as a civil and sometimes criminal defense lawyer gives him a more libertarian bent, as evidenced in his opinion in Calabretta v. Floyd and his dissent in U.S. v. Gourde
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