Clifton Mathews (February 12, 1880 – September 7, 1962) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 15/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 72/year
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1935–1962
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona1933–1935- Private practice, Globe, Arizona1920–1933
- State of ArizonaSpecial assistant to the attorney general · 1929–1931
- Private practice, Bisbee, Arizona1915–1920
- Private practice, Roswell, New Mexico1913–1915
- Private practice, Farmerville, Louisiana1904–1912
Appointments
1935–1962 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1904