Federal service record

Sidney Runyan Thomas

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1953 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 4, 1996 – no end date recorded by the source

Appointed by: William J. Clinton
Nominated: July 19, 1995
Confirmed by the Senate: January 2, 1996
Commissioned: January 4, 1996
Took senior status: May 4, 2023
Senate vote: Voice vote

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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