Johnnie B. Rawlinson

Johnnie Rawlinson
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2000
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Melvin Brunetti
Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada
In office April 7, 1998 – July 26, 2000
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lloyd George
Succeeded by	Larry Hicks
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1952 (1952-12-16) (age 59) Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University University of the Pacific

Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson (born December 16, 1952^[1]) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

1 Background
2 Ninth Circuit nomination and confirmation
3 Personal life
4 See also
5 References

Background

Judge Rawlinson received most of her education in North Carolina, where she earned her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1974. She graduated with distinction from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific, receiving her J.D. in 1979.^[1]

She had served as deputy district attorney and chief deputy for over 17 years in the office of the Clark County District Attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada,^[2] as well as receiving law practice as a clerk at Kiefer Clark & O'Reilly and other legal services throughout the United States prior to her appointments.^[1] She served as a United States district judge after being nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate in 1997. She was the first female judge to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Ninth Circuit nomination and confirmation

Rawlinson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 22, 2000, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after being recommended for the post by U.S. Senator Harry Reid. Judge Rawlinson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a voice vote on July 21, 2000, making her the final appeals-court nominee to be confirmed during Clinton's presidency. Rawlinson subsequently took the oath of office on July 26, 2000, becoming the first African American woman to sit on the Ninth Circuit.

Personal life

Rawlinson and her husband Dwight reside in Las Vegas.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Profile of Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson". Appellate Counsellor. Calvin House. July 22, 2000. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20071011233152/http://www.appellate-counsellor.com/profiles/rawlinsn.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Johnnie B. Rawlinson biography". Press Release. Pepperdine University. May 2007. http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2007/may/solgrad07.htm. Retrieved January 19, 2008.

Legal offices
Preceded by Lloyd George	Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada 1998–2000	Succeeded by Larry Hicks
Preceded by Melvin Brunetti	Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2000–present	Incumbent

Current active judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit	Lynch, Torruella, Boudin, Lipez, Howard, Thompson

2nd Circuit	Jacobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Katzmann, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, Droney

3rd Circuit	McKee, Sloviter, Scirica, Rendell, Ambro, Fuentes, Smith, Fisher, Chagares, Jordan, Hardiman, Greenaway, Vanaskie, 1 seat vacant

4th Circuit	Traxler, Wilkinson, Niemeyer, Motz, King, Gregory, Shedd, Duncan, Agee, Davis, Keenan, Wynn, Diaz, Floyd, 1 seat vacant

5th Circuit	Jones, King, Jolly, Davis, Smith, Garza, Benavides, Stewart, Dennis, Clement, Prado, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson

6th Circuit	Batchelder, Martin, Boggs, Moore, Cole, Clay, Gibbons, Rogers, Sutton, Cook, McKeague, Griffin, Kethledge, White, Stranch, Donald

7th Circuit	Easterbrook, Posner, Flaum, Kanne, Rovner, Wood, Williams, Sykes, Tinder, Hamilton, 1 seat vacant

8th Circuit	Riley, Wollman, Loken, Murphy, Bye, Melloy, Smith, Colloton, Gruender, Benton, Shepherd

9th Circuit	Kozinski, Pregerson, Reinhardt, O'Scannlain, Thomas, Silverman, Graber, McKeown, Wardlaw, Fletcher, Fisher, Gould, Paez, Berzon, Tallman, Rawlinson, Clifton, Bybee, Callahan, Bea, M Smith, Ikuta, N Smith, Murguia, Christen, 4 seats vacant

10th Circuit	Briscoe, Kelly, Lucero, Murphy, Hartz, O'Brien, Tymkovich, Gorsuch, Holmes, Matheson, 2 seats vacant

11th Circuit	Dubina, Tjoflat, Edmondson, Carnes, Barkett, Hull, Marcus, Wilson, Pryor, Martin, 2 seats vacant

DC Circuit	Sentelle, Henderson, Rogers, Tatel, Garland, Brown, Griffith, Kavanaugh, 3 seats vacant

Federal Circuit	Rader, Newman, Lourie, Bryson, Linn, Dyk, Prost, Moore, O'Malley, Reyna, Wallach, 1 seat vacant

Persondata
Name	Rawlinson, Johnnie B.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 16, 1952
Place of birth	Concord, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

Johnnie B. Rawlinson

Contents

Background

Ninth Circuit nomination and confirmation

Personal life

See also

References