18 Facts About Stephen Reinhardt

Stephen Reinhardt was the last federal appeals court judge in active service to have been appointed to his position by President Jimmy Carter.

Stephen Reinhardt enrolled in Pomona College and graduated three years later with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 1951.

Stephen Reinhardt served as a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, California Advisory Committee from 1962 to 1974 and was its vice chairman from 1969 to 1974.

Stephen Reinhardt was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 30,1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat.

Stephen Reinhardt was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11,1980, and received his commission on September 11,1980.

Stephen Reinhardt's service terminated on March 29,2018, due to his death.

Stephen Reinhardt continued his public service as Secretary of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Amateur Athletic Foundation.

Stephen Reinhardt administered the oath of office to former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on July 1,2005.

Later Stephen Reinhardt married Ramona Ripston, who was Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California until her February 2011 retirement.

Stephen Reinhardt died in Los Angeles on March 29,2018, from a heart attack.

Stephen Reinhardt will be remembered as one of the giants of the federal bench.

Stephen Reinhardt had a great life that ended much too soon.

Stephen Reinhardt wrote an opinion on behalf of himself and five other judges, which was issued by the court 11 days after he died.

Stephen Reinhardt was known as one of the most liberal judges on the courts of appeals.

Stephen Reinhardt's decisions were "reversed more often than most" judges before the Supreme Court.

Stephen Reinhardt rejected originalism, and believed the Constitution could bring justice to everyone, especially the underprivileged.

Stephen Reinhardt was a cynic and a pragmatist as well as a liberal.

In May 2017, in the legal opinion of Magana Ortiz v Sessions, Reinhardt admitted he could not stop a deportation, and said he had to allow it as a judge, although he would not as a citizen.