9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena)
Career Highlights: Paul Watford is a member of the business litigation practice and appellate, constitutional, and administrative law group. He previously served as a Ninth Circuit judge for 11 years, during which he authored opinions on a wide range of legal issues, decided over 2,000 appeals, and drafted more than 600 dispositions.
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1994
King & Spalding LLP
Career Highlights: Paul Watford is a member of the business litigation practice and appellate, constitutional, and administrative law group. He previously served as a Ninth Circuit judge for 11 years, during which he authored opinions on a wide range of legal issues, decided over 2,000 appeals, and drafted more than 600 dispositions.
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1994
King & Spalding LLP
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Paul J. Watford joined the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the spring of 2012. A few months later, as President Barack Obama sought reelection, media chatter had Watford on the short list for the U.S. Supreme Court if a slot opened during Obama's second term.
Lending substance to the speculation is Watford's refusal to be interviewed since he got his robe, a move potentially designed to deny ammunition... (continued)
