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Susan Graber
2021 - Present
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Susan Graber is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). She assumed senior status on December 15, 2021.
In February 2021, Graber announced she would assume senior status once her successor was confirmed.[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Graber graduated from Wellesley College with her bachelor's degree in 1969, and from Yale Law School with her J.D. in 1972.[2]
Professional career
- 1990-1998: Associate justice, Oregon Supreme Court
- 1988-1990: Presiding judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, Division Three
- 1974-1988: Private practice
- 1978-1988: Portland, Ore.
- 1975-1978: Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1974-1975: Santa Fe, N.M.
- 1972-1974: Assistant attorney general, New Mexico Bureau of Revenue
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Susan Graber |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 230 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 30, 1997
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: February 25, 1998
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 5, 1998
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| Confirmed: March 17, 1998
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| Vote: 98-0
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Graber was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Bill Clinton on July 30, 1997, to a seat vacated by Edward Leavy as Leavy assumed senior status. The American Bar Association rated Graber Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[3] Hearings on Graber's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 25, 1998, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on March 5, 1998. Graber was confirmed on a recorded 98-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 17, 1998, and she received her commission on March 19, 1998.[2][4]
In February 2021, Graber announced she would assume senior status once her successor was confirmed.[1]
Noteworthy cases
Gay conversion therapy ban is constitutional (2013)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Pickup v. Brown, No. 12-17681)
- See also: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Pickup v. Brown, No. 12-17681)
Judge Graber was the opinion writing member of a three judge panel that ruled on the constitutionality of a ban on gay conversion therapy in California. The other two members of the panel were Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Morgan Christen. The suit, which was brought by David Pickup on behalf of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, was a challenge of a California law that banned gay conversion therapy. They claimed that the law was unconstitutional because it violated the therapist's First Amendment right of free speech. The panel ruled the law was constitutional because therapy and psychology are a state regulated practice, therefore speech, as treatment, is not constitutionally protected.[5]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Graber at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit, "Ninth Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber Recognized," October 28, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Law360, "Biden Gets 1st Opening On 9th Circ. Thanks To Judge Graber," February 16, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 105th Congress," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 481 - Susan Graber - The Judiciary," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Court House News, "Gay Conversion Therapy Shot Down by 9th Circuit," August 29, 2013
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United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit 1998-2021 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Sung |
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