Paul J. Watford
Paul Watford | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office May 22, 2012 – May 31, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Pamela Ann Rymer |
| Succeeded by | Ana de Alba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Jeffrey Watford August 25, 1967 Garden Grove, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Paul Jeffrey Watford (born August 25, 1967) is an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2012 to 2023. In 2016, The New York Times identified Watford as a potential Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Watford resigned his judgeship in 2023 and became a partner at the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is currently a partner in the Business Litigation practice group of King & Spalding in Los Angeles.