Jul. 30, 2013

Richard A. Paez

9th Circuit Judge Richard Paez stood up for the poor. Now he's going to bat for other judges.

Richard A. Paez

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena)

Career Highlights: staff attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1972-74. staff attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1974-76. Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1976-81; senior counsel, 1976-78; director of litigation, 1978-79; deputy director of litigation, 1979-80; acting executive director and director of litigation, 1980-81. Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1981-94. Nominated to 9th Circuit March 1994, confirmed June 1994

Law School: UC Berkeley Boalt Hall, 1972

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Fresh out of the law school then known as Boalt Hall, Richard A. Paez spurned the allure of the big firm and opted for a job as a poverty lawyer at California Rural Legal Assistance.

Paez, 66, is now a President Bill Clinton appointee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the only CRLA alumnus to have attained a federal appellate judgeship.

"I joined during the big grape boyco... (continued)

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