Johnnie B. Rawlinson

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Johnnie B. Rawlinson
Born	December 16, 1952
Occupation	Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Johnnie B. Rawlinson (born December 16, 1952 in Concord, North Carolina) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Rawlinson was appointed by former President Bill Clinton on February 22, 2000, after being recommended for the post by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid. Judge Rawlinson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a voice vote on July 21, 2000, making her the final appeals-court nominee to be confirmed during Clinton's presidency.

Rawlinson subsequently took the oath of office on July 26, 2000, becoming the first African American woman to sit on the Ninth Circuit. Judge Rawlinson also served as a United States district judge, having been nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in 1997. Judge Rawlinson received most of her education in North Carolina, where she earned her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She graduated with distinction from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. She had served as deputy district attorney and chief deputy for over 17 years in the office of the Clark County District Attorney in Las Vegas, NV ^[1] ,as well as receiving law practice as a clerk at Kiefer Clark & O'Reilly and other legal services throughout the United States prior to her appointments.^[2]