
Career Highlights: Nominated to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in July 1995 by Bill Clinton. Confirmed January 1996. Chief judge 2014-2021.
Law School: University of Montana School of Law, 1978
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski calls Circuit Judge Sidney Runyan Thomas "The Prince of Wales," a jocular nod to Thomas' place in line to succeed Kozinski in 2014 at the helm of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Thomas' ascension to the circuit's top job for a seven-year term will be the first by a President BillClinton appointee. President Ronald Reagan placed Kozinski on the bench. Chief judges are selec... (continued)