Kim McLane Wardlaw
| Kim McLane Wardlaw | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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Assumed office August 3, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Clifford Wallace |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
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In office December 26, 1995 – August 3, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David Vreeland Kenyon |
| Succeeded by | Percy Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 2, 1954 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
University of California, Los Angeles A.B. UCLA School of Law J.D. |
Kim McLane Wardlaw (born July 2, 1954) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in Pasadena, California.
Wardlaw earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree in communications, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from UCLA in 1976. She received a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1979.
Wardlaw worked as a law clerk for Judge William P. Gray of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and a legal extern for Judge Joseph Tyree Sneed III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Wardlaw joined the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers in 1980 as an associate, and worked at the firm for sixteen years, the final ten as a partner in the litigation department.
President Clinton nominated Wardlaw to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on August 10, 1995. The Judiciary Committee unanimously approved her nomination, and the Senate confirmed Wardlaw on December 22, 1995, by unanimous consent. She received her judicial commission on December 26, 1995. She served on the district court until her elevation.
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