Kim McLane Wardlaw

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Kim McLane Wardlaw
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
August 3, 1998
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Clifford Wallace
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office
December 26, 1995 – August 3, 1998
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byDavid Vreeland Kenyon
Succeeded byPercy Anderson
Personal details
Born (1954-07-02) July 2, 1954 (age 69)
San Francisco, California
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUCLA A.B.
UCLA School of Law J.D.

Kim McLane Wardlaw (born July 2, 1954) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in Pasadena, California.

Education

Wardlaw earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree in communications, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from UCLA in 1976. She received a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1979.

Career

Wardlaw worked as a law clerk for Judge William P. Gray of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and a legal extern for Judge Joseph Tyree Sneed III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Wardlaw joined the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers in 1980 as an associate, and worked at the firm for sixteen years, the final ten as a partner in the litigation department.

Federal judicial service

President Clinton nominated Wardlaw to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on August 10, 1995. The Judiciary Committee unanimously approved her nomination, and the Senate confirmed Wardlaw on December 22, 1995, by unanimous consent. She received her judicial commission on December 26, 1995. She served on the district court until her elevation.

Clinton nominated Wardlaw to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 27, 1998. The Judiciary Committee approved her nomination 17-1, and the Senate again confirmed her nomination by unanimous consent on July 31, 1998. She received her judicial commission on August 3, 1998.

Political campaigning

Wardlaw volunteered for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in California during the 1991–1992 election season, and later served on the Clinton-Gore presidential transition team, working with the United States Department of Justice.[1] She was an elected delegate from the California's 27th congressional district to the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In 1993, Wardlaw served on the Executive Committee on Debate Preparation for Richard Riordan's campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles.[1] After volunteering for Riordan's successful campaign, she worked as his Government Liaison during the mayoral transition.[1]

Awards

Publications

  • "Umpires, Empathy, and Activism: Lessons from Judge Cardozo", 85 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1629 (2010)
  • "Introduction", 40 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 293 (2010)
  • "Access to State-Owned Communications Media—The Public Forum Doctrine" (Comment), 26 UCLA L. Rev. 1410 (1979)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wardlaw, Kim McLane - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
1995–1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1998–present 		Incumbent
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