Stephen Reinhardt

Official Portrait of Stephen Reinhardt

Stephen Roy Reinhardt (March 27, 1931 – March 29, 2018)[1] was an American circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit serving from 1980 until his death in 2018. He was the last federal appeals court judge in active service to have been appointed by President Jimmy Carter.[2] He was a Democrat. Reinhardt was born in New York City.

Reinhardt died in Los Angeles, California on March 29, 2018 from a heart attack at the age of 87.[3]

References

  1. "A Prominent Liberal Judge From The 9th Circuit Court Has Died at 87" (in en). BuzzFeed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/a-prominent-liberal-judge-from-the-9th-circuit-court-has?utm_term=.wsqJ56p3W#.cm9pqeydL. Retrieved 2018-03-30. 
  2. Farnsworth, Ward (2006). "The Role of Law in Close Cases: Some Evidence From the Federal Courts of Appeals". Boston University Law Review 86: 1083, 1090 
  3. "Stephen Reinhardt, liberal circuit court judge, dies at 87". WHEC News10NBC. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.