Anthony McLeod Kennedy

Judge Anthony McLeod Kennedy

Personal

Birthday:

1936

Birthplace:

Sacramento, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1961-1963
California Army National Guard private first class, 1961
Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1963-1975
Professor of constitutional law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1965-1987

Education

Name of School:

Stanford University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1958

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1961

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Court Name:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/24/1975

Termination Date:

2/17/1988

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name - Second:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Second:

2/11/1988

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Eleventh Circuit, February 18, 1988-January 31, 2006
Second Circuit, October 1, 1991-October 31, 1991
Ninth Circuit, February 1, 2006-present