9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bill Clinton, 2000; U.S. District judge, Nevada, 1998-2000; assistant district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Las Vegas, 1980-98; staff attorney, Nevada Legal Services, 1980; private practice, Las Vegas, 1979-80.
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1979
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bill Clinton, 2000; U.S. District judge, Nevada, 1998-2000; assistant district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Las Vegas, 1980-98; staff attorney, Nevada Legal Services, 1980; private practice, Las Vegas, 1979-80.
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1979
When a moderator at an event sponsored by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society in 2019 asked 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson what she wished she had known earlier in her career, Rawlinson had a ready answer.
“I wish I had known years ago that I could be a lot more aggressive and still be successful,” she said. “I think for the first generation of women lawyers, many of us thought that we had... (continued)
