M. Margaret McKeown
| M. Margaret McKeown | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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Assumed office April 8, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Joseph Jerome Farris |
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| Born |
May 11, 1951 Casper, Wyoming |
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University of Wyoming B.A. Georgetown University Law Center J.D. |
Mary Margaret McKeown, usually styled as M. Margaret McKeown (born May 11, 1951) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is based in San Diego, California. McKeown has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998.
McKeown had been mentioned by some as a possible future United States Supreme Court nominee.
McKeown, a native of Casper, Wyoming, graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in Casper in 1969. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wyoming in 1972, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1975. She has also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Georgetown and studied at the University of Madrid. Judge McKeown is an adjunct professor at the University of Washington Law School and at the University of San Diego School of Law. She is best known in academia for her work in intellectual property law.
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