May 16, 2013

Morgan Brenda Christen

The first female 9th Circuit judge from Alaska, Morgan Christen is viewed as bright and witty.

Morgan B. Christen

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Anchorage, Alaska)

Career Highlights: Law clerk, Alaska Superior Court, 1986-7; private practice, Anchorage, AK, 1987-2002, Alaska Superior Court Judge, 2002-5; Alaska Superior Court Presiding Judge, 2005-9; Alaska Supreme Court, 2009-11; nominated to 9th US Circuit, May 2011, confirmed December 2011.

Law School: Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D., 1986

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

President Barack Obama and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin agree on one thing, at least: each has handed a black robe to Morgan B. Christen of Anchorage.

Palin, a Republican, put Christen on the Alaska Supreme Court in 2009. Obama, a Democrat, placed her on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2012.

Christen, 51, was a superior court judge in Anchorage and a former Planned Parenthood board me... (continued)

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