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Andrew Jay Kleinfeld

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986–1991

Andrew Jay Kleinfeld , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Andrew Jay Kleinfeld (June 12, 1945 – November 7, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served as an active judge on the Ninth Circuit from 1991 to 2010. Kleinfeld was previously a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska from 1986 to 1991.

Education

  • Wesleyan UniversityB.A., 1966
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1969

Career

Law clerk, Hon. J.A. Rabinowitz, Alaska Supreme Court, 1969-1971; Private practice, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1971-1986

Biography

Andrew Jay Kleinfeld (June 12, 1945 – November 7, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served as an active judge on the Ninth Circuit from 1991 to 2010. Kleinfeld was previously a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska from 1986 to 1991.

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