9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Career Highlights: Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-69; law clerk, Hon. Jesse A. Udall, Arizona Supreme Court, 1969-70; private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1971-75; visiting instructor, Arizona State University Law School, 1975-76, 1978; Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, 1975-79; lecturer, Duke University, 1995; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-07; nominated May 1979, confirmed September 1979, senior status December 2011. First woman to serve as 9th Circuit Chief Judge
Law School: University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1965
Career Highlights: Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-69; law clerk, Hon. Jesse A. Udall, Arizona Supreme Court, 1969-70; private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1971-75; visiting instructor, Arizona State University Law School, 1975-76, 1978; Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, 1975-79; lecturer, Duke University, 1995; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-07; nominated May 1979, confirmed September 1979, senior status December 2011. First woman to serve as 9th Circuit Chief Judge
Law School: University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1965
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Mary M. Schroeder faced uncommon tests as the first woman to serve as chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's largest federal appellate bench.
Schroeder, 70, is a President Jimmy Carter appointee who keeps chambers in Phoenix, Ariz. She recently announced she'll assume senior status in 2012. She was chief from 2000 to 2007.
Given the challenges, it's ... (continued)
