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Johnnie Rawlinson
2000 - Present
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Johnnie B. Rawlinson is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. She joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Education
Born in Concord, North Carolina, Rawlinson graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with her B.A. in 1974, and from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law with her J.D. in 1979.[1]
Professional career
- 1980-1998: Office of the district attorney, Las Vegas, Nev.
- 1995-1998: Assistant district attorney
- 1989-1995: Chief deputy district attorney
- 1980-1989: Deputy district attorney
- 1980: Staff attorney, Nevada Legal Services, Las Vegas, Nev.
- 1979-1980: Private practice, Las Vegas, Nev.[1]
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Johnnie B. Rawlinson |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 150 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: February 22, 2000
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: June 15, 2000
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: July 20, 2000
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| Confirmed: July 21, 2000
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Rawlinson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit by President Bill Clinton on February 22, 2000, to a seat vacated by Melvin Brunetti. The American Bar Association rated Rawlinson Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Rawlinson's nomination were held on June 15, 2000, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on July 20, 2000. Rawlinson was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on July 21, 2000, and she received her commission on July 26, 2000.[1][3]
District of Nevada
Rawlinson was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada by President Bill Clinton on January 27, 1998, to a seat vacated by Lloyd George. The American Bar Association rated Rawlinson Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.[4] Hearings on Rawlinson's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 18, 1998, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on March 26, 1998. Rawlinson was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on April 2, 1998, and she received her commission on April 7, 1998. She was the first female judge on the U.S. District Court in Nevada.[5] Rawlinson resigned from the district court on July 26, 2000, upon her elevation to the Ninth Circuit.[1][6] She was succeeded in this position by Judge Larry Hicks.
Noteworthy cases
Former Fairbanks mayor corruption case (2009)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (U.S. v. James C. Hayes, 4:07-cr-00005-JWS-2)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (U.S. v. James C. Hayes, 4:07-cr-00005-JWS-2)
Judge Rawlinson was on a three-judge panel that denied the second hearing request of former Fairbanks, Alaska, Mayor Jim Hayes, who was convicted in 2008 for helping his wife steal money from social service agencies.
Attorneys for Hayes argued that District of Alaska Judge John Sedwick's failure to allow testimony from the Mayor's wife prejudiced his case, as her testimony would have affected the outcome of the trial. Judge Rawlinson, along with Judges Joseph Farris and David Thompson, voted against the re-hearing request.[7]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 833 - Johnnie B. Rawlinson — The Judiciary," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 105th Congress," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "In Nevada's legal world, there's room for more 'first females,'" March 24, 2011
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 836 - Johnnie B. Rawlinson — The Judiciary," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Newsminer, "Judges reject former Fairbanks Mayor Jim Hayes’ second hearing request," September 24, 2009 (dead link)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit 2000-Present |
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United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1998-2000 |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Miranda Du • Gloria M. Navarro • Jennifer Dorsey • Andrew Gordon (Nevada) • Richard Franklin Boulware II • Anne Traum • Cristina Silva | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt (Nevada) • Kent Dawson • James Mahan (Nevada) • Robert C. Jones (Nevada federal district court judge) • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Cam Ferenbach • Nancy J. Koppe • Brenda Weksler • Elayna Youchah • Daniel Albregts • Carla Baldwin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Lloyd George • Larry Hicks (Nevada) • Edward Reed • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen (Nevada) • Bruce Thompson (Nevada) • John Rolly Ross • Philip Pro • Brian Sandoval • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt (Nevada) • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • Philip Pro • | ||
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
