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

Nov. 8, 2012

Another 9th Circuit judge assigned to climate change case

Judge Ronald M. Gould was assigned Wednesday to sit on the panel of a closely-watched climate change case pending at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the death of Senior Circuit Judge Betty B. Fletcher created a vacancy.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Judge Ronald M. Gould was assigned Wednesday to sit on the panel of a closely-watched climate change case pending at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the death of Senior Circuit Judge Betty B. Fletcher created a vacancy. Senior Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima had been assigned to replace Fletcher on the three-judge panel last week, but he later recused himself.

The case involves a challenge to a groundbreaking sta...

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