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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Oct. 19, 2011

Latest 9th Circuit pick may placate conservatives

An appellate litigation partner at Munger Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles is the latest pick for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the White House said Monday.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An appellate litigation partner at Munger Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles is the latest pick for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the White House said Monday.


Paul J. Watford, 44, is a black moderate who can span political divides, clerking both for Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, a President Ronald Reagan appointment to the 9th Circuit, and for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom President Bill C...

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