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

Dec. 5, 2015

9th Circuit chief judge gets a new policymaking role

Sidney R. Thomas, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has been appointed to the executive committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference, the primary policy-making body for the federal court system.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Sidney R. Thomas, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has been appointed to the executive committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference, the primary policy-making body for the federal court system.

Thomas, who was appointed by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. earlier this week, will participate in biannual meetings of the organization, ...

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