Dec. 3, 2008

With Obama, Circuit Judge's Star Rises Again

Obstacles to high court fall for former union lawyer Marsha S. Berzon

Marsha S. Berzon

9th U.S. Circuit Court (San Francisco)

Career Highlights: Appointed to 9th Circuit by President Bill Clinton, confirmed in 2000; associate general counsel, AFL-CIO, 1990-2000; partner, Altshuler Berzon Nussbaum Berzon & Rubin, 1978-2000; attorney, Woll & Mayer, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977; law clerk for Associate Justice William J. Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court, 1974-1975; law clerk for Circuit Judge James R. Browning, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1973-1974.

Law School: UC Berkeley Boalt Hall, 1973

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The force of Circuit Judge Marsha S. Berzon's brainy appeal ranges well beyond the nine Western states that comprise the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Some think the reach of her intellect makes her a likely U.S. Supreme Court nominee in an Obama administration, even as her liberal track record made her an unthinkable high court pick for President George W. Bush.

In November, ... (continued)

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