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'''Barry G. Silverman''' is a [[federal judge]] on [[senior status]] with the [[United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit]].  He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]. Silverman assumed [[senior status]] on October 11, 2016.<ref name=senior>[http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/80837-ninth-circuit-judge-barry-g-silverman-to-assume-senior-status ''Marianas Variety'', "Ninth Circuit Judge Barry G. Silverman to assume senior status," October 19, 2015]</ref>
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'''Barry G. Silverman''' is a [[federal judge|federal appeals judge]] with the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] based in San Francisco.  He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Silverman graduated from [[wikipedia:Arizona State University|Arizona State]] with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and later graduated from [[wikipedia:Arizona State University College of Law|Arizona State Law]] with his [[juris doctorate]] degree in 1976.<ref name="bio">[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2752&cid=21&ctype=ac&instate=09 Judge Silverman's Biography] from the [[Federal Judicial Center]]</ref>
A native of [[New York, New York]], Silverman graduated from Arizona State University with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and from Arizona State University College of Law with his [[J.D.]] in 1976.<ref name=bio>[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2752&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na ''Federal Judicial Center'', "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 11, 2016]</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Silverman began his legal career as a Assistant city prosecutor for the Phoenix City Prosecutor's Office from 1976 to 1977 before becoming Deputy county attorney for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office from 1977 to 1979 before being a Superior court commissioner for Maricopa County from 1979 to 1984.  In 1984, Silverman became a superior court judge in the [[Arizona Superior Court]] from 1984 to 1995.<ref name="bio"/>
*'''1984-1995:''' Judge, [[Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona|Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County]]
*'''1979-1984:''' Commissioner, Superior Court of Arizona, [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]
*'''1977-1979:''' Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County, Arizona
*'''1976-1977:''' Assistant city prosecutor, [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, Ariz.]]


==Judicial career==
==Judicial career==
===Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals===
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Silverman was nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]] on November 8, 1997, to a seat vacated by [[William Canby, Jr.]]  The [[American Bar Association]] rated Silverman ''Unanimously Qualified'' for the nomination.<ref>[http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/2011_build/federal_judiciary/ratings105.pdf ''American Bar Association'', "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed July 11, 2016]</ref>  Hearings on Silverman's nomination were held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] on November 12, 1997, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. [[Orrin Hatch]] (R-Utah) on November 13, 1997.  Silverman was confirmed on a voice vote of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] on January 28, 1998, and he received his commission on February 4, 1998.  Silverman assumed [[senior status]] on the court on October 11, 2016.<ref name=bio/><ref name=senior/><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/824 ''United States Congress'', "PN 824 - Barry G. Silverman - The Judiciary," accessed July 11, 2016]</ref>
===District of Arizona===
===District of Arizona===
Silverman began his federal judicial career with the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]] as a [[federal magistrate judge]] as Silverman was appointed to a eight year full-time term in 1995. Silverman served in that capacity until 1998 when he was nominated to the [[Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]].<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:1:./temp/~nomisWRwJFf:: "THOMAS" Nomination of Barry Silverman, April 28, 2009] Search for Barry Silverman</ref>
Silverman began his federal judicial career with the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona]] as a [[federal magistrate judge]] when Silverman was appointed to an eight year term in 1995. Silverman served in that capacity until 1998 when he was elevated to the [[Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]].<ref name=bio/>
 
===Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals===
Silverman was nominated by President [[Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]] on November 8, 1997 to a seat vacated by [[William Canby, Jr.]].  Silverman was confirmed by the Senate on January 28, 1998 on a majority voice vote and received commission on [[c1998#February|February 4, 1998]].<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:1:./temp/~nomisWRwJFf:: "THOMAS" Nomination of Barry Silverman, April 28, 2009] Search for Barry Silverman</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]
*[[United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/xtemplate_bio_record.asp?a=21&z=1 Judge Silverman's Official Webpage at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2752&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na Judge Silverman's biography] from the [[Federal Judicial Center]]


==References==
==Footnotes==
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Barry Silverman
Image of Barry Silverman

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (senior status)
Tenure

2016 - Present

Years in position

8

Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1973

Law

Arizona State University Law School, 1976

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.


Barry G. Silverman is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Silverman assumed senior status on October 11, 2016.[1]

Early life and education

A native of New York, New York, Silverman graduated from Arizona State University with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and from Arizona State University College of Law with his J.D. in 1976.[2]

Professional career

Judicial career

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Barry G. Silverman
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 81 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: November 8, 1997
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: November 12, 1997
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: November 13, 1997 
ApprovedAConfirmed: January 28, 1998
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Silverman was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 8, 1997, to a seat vacated by William Canby, Jr. The American Bar Association rated Silverman Unanimously Qualified for the nomination.[3] Hearings on Silverman's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 12, 1997, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on November 13, 1997. Silverman was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on January 28, 1998, and he received his commission on February 4, 1998. Silverman assumed senior status on the court on October 11, 2016.[2][1][4]

District of Arizona

Silverman began his federal judicial career with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona as a federal magistrate judge when Silverman was appointed to an eight year term in 1995. Silverman served in that capacity until 1998 when he was elevated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marianas Variety, "Ninth Circuit Judge Barry G. Silverman to assume senior status," October 19, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 11, 2016
  3. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed July 11, 2016
  4. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 824 - Barry G. Silverman - The Judiciary," accessed July 11, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by:
William Canby 		Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
1998–2016 		Succeeded by:
Bridget S. Bade





Arizona courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona

State courts:

Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona

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