Michelle Taryn Friedland
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 51 to 40
- Confirmed
- Apr 28, 2014
- Commissioned
- Apr 29, 2014
Education
- B.S., Stanford University, 1995
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 2000
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-2001
- Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-2002
- Lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-2004
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2004-2014
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 1, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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