9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Seattle)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, 2019; partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, 2012-19; assistant to the solicitor general, Department of Justice, 2007-12; deputy general counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 2006-07; appellate staff, civil division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-06 and 2001-03; attorney-adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, 2003-04; clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 2000-01; clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1999-2000.
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Donald Trump, 2019; partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, 2012-19; assistant to the solicitor general, Department of Justice, 2007-12; deputy general counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 2006-07; appellate staff, civil division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-06 and 2001-03; attorney-adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, 2003-04; clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 2000-01; clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1999-2000.
At the May 2019 investiture of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Eric D. Miller, then Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas made a joke as he invited Miller to the podium to take the oath of office administered by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for whom Miller clerked.
"Eric, are you willing?" Thomas asked. "You don't need a Miranda warning or anything?"
Those in the packed courtroom laughed... (continued)
