Richard A. Paez

Personal

Birthday: 
1947
Birthplace: 
Salt Lake City, UT
Race or Ethnicity: 
Hispanic
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Staff attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1972-1974
Staff attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1974-1976
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, California, 1976-1981; senior counsel, 1976-1978; director of litigation, 1978-1979; deputy director of litigation, 1979-1980; acting executive director and director of litigation, 1980-1981
Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1981-1994

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 25, 1996; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 7, 1997; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Brigham Young University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1969
Name of School - Second: 

University of California Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley Law is a community of thinkers and doers exuberantly engaged in life. We are one of the nation's premier law schools, located at one of the world's great universities, in one of the most vibrant places on the planet. At Berkeley Law, we are committed to absolute top-tier education and scholarship. And we are equally committed to using our substantial intellectual capital to help solve real-world problems and to create a more just society. One of our distinguishing features is the extraordinary degree to which our students and faculty partner with people beyond the school: identifying challenges, creating alliances, solving problems, and sparking change.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1972

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Central District of California
Court Name: 

California Central District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
6/16/1994
Termination Date: 
3/17/2000
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
3/14/2000