Pamela Ann Rymer

Judge Pamela Ann Rymer

Personal

Birthday:

1/6/1941

Birthplace:

Knoxville, TN

Date of Death:

9/21/2011

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Director, Political Research and Analysis, Goldwater for President Committee, 1964
Vice president, Rus Walton and Associates, Los Altos, California, 1965-1966
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1966-1983
Member and chairman, California Post-Secondary Education Commission, 1974-1984

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, April 26, 1988; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Vassar College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1961

Name of School - Second:

Stanford University Law School

At Stanford Law School, excellence is a given. Our community: engaged faculty and students, influential alumni, dedicated staff is united in its belief that a Stanford Law degree is a powerful tool for change. Our programs: intensive curriculum, hands-on legal clinics, high-profile academic centers cultivate professional skills and values, inspire new ideas, and engage leaders in developing solutions. And our resources: from cutting-edge facilities to the diverse advantages of Stanford University make the Stanford Law campus an ideal environment for exploring and mastering the law.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1964

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Central District of California

Court Name:

California Central District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/24/1983

Termination Date:

5/23/1989

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:

5/22/1989

Termination Date - Second:

9/21/2011

Termination Reason - Second:

Death