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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]].
'''Barry G. Silverman''' is a [[federal judge|federal appeals judge]] on [[senior status]] 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]]. Silverman announced in a letter to President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] on October 11, 2015, that he would take senior status.<ref name=senior>[http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30275919/phoenix-federal-appeals-court-judge-to-take-senior-status ''Tucson News Now'', "Phoenix federal appeals court judge to take senior status," October 16, 2015]</ref>


==Early life and education==
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===Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals===
===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>
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]]. Silverman announced in October 2015 that he would assume senior status.<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><ref name=senior/>


==See also==
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Barry Silverman
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Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
StationPhoenix, AZ
Tenure
February 4, 1998 - Present
SeniorOctober 11, 2015
PredecessorWilliam Canby, Jr.
Elections and appointments
Appointed byBill Clinton
Education
Bachelor'sArizona State University 1973
J.D.Arizona State University College of Law 1976
Past experience
District of Arizona
1995-1998
Personal
Born1951
Hometown New York, NY

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Barry G. Silverman is a federal appeals judge on senior status 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 Bill Clinton. Silverman announced in a letter to President Obama on October 11, 2015, that he would take senior status.[1]

Early life and education

Silverman graduated from Arizona State with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and later graduated from Arizona State Law with his juris doctorate degree in 1976.[2]

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.[2]

Judicial career

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.[3]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Silverman was nominated by President 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 February 4, 1998. Silverman announced in October 2015 that he would assume senior status.[4][1]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
William Canby
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
1998–Present
Succeeded by:
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