Andrew Jay Kleinfeld was born on June 12,1945 and is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2010.
10 Facts About Andrew Kleinfeld
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Andrew Kleinfeld served as an active judge on the Ninth Circuit from 1991 to 2010.
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Andrew Kleinfeld graduated from Wesleyan University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Andrew Kleinfeld then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1969 with a Juris Doctor.
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Andrew Kleinfeld then entered private practice in Fairbanks, serving from 1971 to 1974 as a part-time US magistrate judge for Alaska's US District Court.
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Andrew Kleinfeld is married to Judith Andrew Kleinfeld, a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Andrew Kleinfeld was nominated to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska by President Ronald Reagan on March 26,1986, confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14,1986, and received his commission on May 15,1986.
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Andrew Kleinfeld's service terminated on October 7,1991, due to elevation to the court of appeals.
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Andrew Kleinfeld was confirmed by the Senate on September 12,1991, and received his commission on September 16,1991.
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The Supreme Court, in a 2007 majority opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, reversed Andrew Kleinfeld's ruling and ruled that the First Amendment does not protect in-school student speech advocating illegal drug use.