Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President George H.W. Bush, 1991; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska; 1986-91; private practice, 1971-86; clerk for Alaska Supreme Court Judge J.A. Rabinowitz, 1969-71.
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
When 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld moved to Alaska with his wife in 1969 after graduating from Harvard Law School, the decision was part of his long-term plan to work in politics, ideally as a U.S. senator. In his view, the state -- then only 10 years old -- was a blank slate where he could make an impression.
"In Alaska, the old families did not dominate to the extent there were any old families a... (continued)
